Show Us Your Garden Retreat
Where do you go to get away from it all and unwind in your yard?
Garden retreats come in all shapes and sizes, from secluded nooks along a winding pathway to seats overlooking a seemingly infinite vista. Sometimes a garden retreat is discovered, rather than designed, such as a clearing in a grove of trees. One thing these spaces have in common is how they make us feel when we’re in them: safe and secure and relaxed.
Homeowners: Upload a picture of your garden retreat in the Comments section below, and tell us what makes it so special to you.
Designers: Post a picture of a nook or space in a garden you’ve designed, and tell us how you made it work for the clients’ needs.
Homeowners: Upload a picture of your garden retreat in the Comments section below, and tell us what makes it so special to you.
Designers: Post a picture of a nook or space in a garden you’ve designed, and tell us how you made it work for the clients’ needs.
A water feature adds a soothing soundtrack to this secluded nook, and the expansive curved bench provides a place to spread out and relax.
Accessibility makes a garden feature convenient, but sometimes having to take the time to reach your destination is what makes the retreat all the more worthwhile. This garden pavilion is up the hill behind a weeping beech, which forces the visitor to duck to make it to the top.
Show us: Where do you go to unwind in the garden? Show us a picture in the Comments, and tell us how you’ve created a relaxing space.
Show us: Where do you go to unwind in the garden? Show us a picture in the Comments, and tell us how you’ve created a relaxing space.
This garden room in Ohio sits off a sunroom, and an ivy-covered trellis and wooden gate separate it from the rest of the backyard to create a secret nook right next to the house.
Your turn: Is your garden sanctuary a secluded nook or a garden overlook? Show us in the Comments.
Your turn: Is your garden sanctuary a secluded nook or a garden overlook? Show us in the Comments.
Sometimes a spot along the path is the perfect opportunity to just sit and rest, as this San Francisco Bay Area garden nook shows. Bordered by Aeonium arboreum ‘Atropurpureum’ and protea, a built-in stone bench almost fades into the landscape.
Homeowners: Upload a picture of where you unwind in your garden in the Comments section below, and tell us what makes it relaxing to you.
Designers: Post a picture of a nook in a garden you’ve designed, and tell us how you made it work for the clients’ needs.
Homeowners: Upload a picture of where you unwind in your garden in the Comments section below, and tell us what makes it relaxing to you.
Designers: Post a picture of a nook in a garden you’ve designed, and tell us how you made it work for the clients’ needs.