Creating a Child Friendly Garden

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A Garden for Everyone

When your purchasing or building a new family home you want it to be something that everyone can use and enjoy. Catering to the needs of small children, teenagers and our four legged fur babies. If you are the type of person that needs everything neat and tidy but you want the kids to explore and play you often need somewhere to store all the balls, toys and general clutter that comes with family life.

A garden well planned can cater for everyone, you just need to know where to start.

Here are some tips on making a family friendly garden one everyone wants to spend time in.

Creating Zones

I often create zones when designing family friendly gardens, I like these zones to blend into each other so that you really don’t see where they start or finish for a harmonious look. I use mounding to help soften the profile of kids play areas particularly if the play equipment is large and imposing.

I also like to use lawns to offset planting areas, its also the the perfect spot for kicking balls around and playing catch. Selecting the right type of lawn (turf) really depends on your site and climate. It’s a good idea to research ‘What Turf is the Best for WA Climates?’ This means you won’t be left wondering if you’ve made the right decision. Using zones means that you can create storage solutions integrated into that particular space, helping reduce clutter and the constant trekking things in and out of the house or garage.