Garden Buzz: Outdoor Living

Planning an outdoor living and dining area?
At this time of the year nothing is more wonderful than entertaining outdoors and connecting with the natural world.
Creating the perfect shaded area amongst cool green plantings with a pergola to sit under or a water feature bubbling away.
Using trellis and climbing plants you can create an outdoor room, a true sanctuary that draws you outside.
Include lighting, a water feature and add strands of lights and hanging lanterns for night time use.  Large urns filled with annuals add colour throughout the year.
Outdoor rugs and Sunbrella cushions add to the room appeal.
Take a look at these Houzz articles for more photos and inspirations.

http://www.houzz.com/photos/3670231/Birds-of-Prey-Courtyard-Garden-by-Living-Green-contemporary-patio-other-metro 

http://www.houzz.com/photos/1770973/Bruces-Garden-traditional-patio-charlotte