Terrace Garden for an Enjoyable Time at Home

Terrace is a flat area outside a house that is usually used to sit and occasionally eat. It’s the area where you can even just enjoy the air and rest. It’s even better if you turn it into a terrace garden. With terrace garden, your relaxation time will be more and more satisfying and you’ll get extra benefit, that is, a healthier environment around your house.

Creating a terrace garden should not be a burden. You can have a terrace garden on your balcony or your rooftop as well. What you have to focus on is how to optimize the limited space of your terrace. Before you start, you need to make sure the drainage is ready. Afterwards, you can start beautify the garden with flowering plants or other plants. Colorful flowers will allow you to have a prettier garden and it’s possible that your garden will have regular little guests like butterflies and bees. Variations of plants are good for more pleasant appearance to the garden since colors have an important role in creating aesthetic point.

In order to occupy the small space, two or three small chairs can be added alongside a small table which you can use when you want to eat at the small garden. As an alternative, you can change them and instead build a permanent long place to sit on one side of the garden. Adding some cushions and a permanent umbrella can do wonder as decorations as well. To accommodate your plants in a limited space, you can consider using pots or containers for them. If majority of the plants in your garden are green, you can use your creativity to give the garden a colorful look by choosing the pots or containers in variety of colors instead.

Another advantage that you can get is you may also plant vegetables like tomatoes and onions. When you’re done harvesting, you can make salad out of them and enjoy your time at your terrace garden.

Summary: Making a terrace garden outside your house can help you having a comfortable rest, a healthier environment, and even a more beautiful house.