How to Make your Backyard a Zen Oasis
Your backyard is an extension of your living space, using it to its fullest is going to get you the most out of being home. Utah landscaping for all four seasons can have its challenges but there are ways to make it somewhere you enjoy looking at your backyard from both outside and inside. If relaxing is at the top of your mind when you think about what you want from your backyard, check out our ideas on how to make your backyard a zen oasis.
A Spa, Outdoor Sauna and Pool
Take one or all three, having an immersive experience in your backyard with proven benefits to promote relaxation and well-being is going to achieve turning your backyard into a zen oasis. A spa, outdoor sauna, and pool are landscape features for year-round use. Although Utah has dry and hot summers, a sauna and sauna can be used at night or early morning when the temperatures are lower.
A waterfall or water fountain
The soothing sound of running water will create a relaxing ambiance to sitting outside, whether it be for a meal, coffee, or yoga and meditation. The design options are quite endless with the customizations available to how you would like to add a waterfall or water fountain to your backyard. There are natural stone options or a more modern choice with a waterfall coming down from an installed wall. Options can fit any size of the backyard.
Add Trees and, or tall shrubs
Create a secluded space in your backyard by adding trees and, or tall shrubs. Utah has beautiful natural pines that thrive in our climate year-round. Lavender shrubs can also be a great addition that can be quite large to offer a seclusion of view into your backyard, or a section of your backyard that is specifically meant to be the place where you relax.
Add a pergola
If you want to take privacy into full consideration, add a pergola. There are so many options for how you can make this space your ultimate zen oasis. From lighting features to furniture, curtains, or side walls, pergolas offer customization to fit your needs. When a roof is added, backyard pergolas are also a great option to use when there are rain or hot temperatures. Enjoy being outside without getting rained on or blasted in direct sunlight. If you like somewhere to enjoy a meal, coffee, or lounge with a book, or maybe even get some work done on a laptop, this backyard landscape feature is a must for you.
Add a garden bed
Tending to a garden has proven results in increasing well-being. Not only can they be a fun activity but they are beautiful to look at when fresh herbs, vegetables, and, or flowers are blooming. Fresh smells of your garden bed blowing through a cracked window on a summer evening can truly be blissful. Now if tending to a garden adds more stress than it does relaxation and enjoyment, then this option might not be for you. Consider your lifestyle and goals in relaxing and from there, we can guarantee we can add all the backyard features to create a zen oasis.
Land Design by Armstrong is an expert in backyard pools and spas, installing outdoor saunas, waterfalls, and water fountains. As well as adding landscaping like trees and shrubs, and building garden beds and plants. All the elements to create a backyard zen oasis. Get started today and have a landscaping project that takes stress off you by going with a reliable team who is the best at what they do.