Building a garden box in your backyard instantly improves your home’s appeal. Everyone likes the colorful bursts of fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables. It’s functional, decorative, and easy to assemble. Once you have the foundation in place, have fun decorating with garden accents to further enhance the design. From decorative screen panels to accent lighting and more, there’s no limit on how creative you can get.
Not sure where to start? Here are several options to use for inspiration, which you can weave into your own garden setup as extend your usable space to the outdoors.
Decorative screen panels
One of the most popular garden accents is a decorative screen panel. It provides an instant boost to your backyard and delivers a stylish way to improve outdoor privacy. There are several sizes and styles to choose from depending on your aesthetic and how much privacy you prefer. Whether you use as standalone or several connected together, decorative screen panels are a long-lasting, eco-friendly way to instantly transform your backyard into an inviting space.
Flex fence
With similar advantages as the decorative screen panel, the FLEXfence Louver System offers multiple design options and functional solutions to accent your garden area and update your backyard. Its design versatility is a hit among homeowners who seek a modern approach to traditional vertical fencing. Easily install it on existing fences, pergolas, or decks to complete the desired look you want to achieve.
Landscaping materials
Another way to personalize your space is by using landscaping or outdoor building materials to create sections carefully crafted to shape your yard into a specific design. The most popular options are railroad ties or Bend-a-Boards.
- Railroad ties can be used as part of a decorative landscaping project for flowers and plants, though should be kept separately from any fruit and vegetable gardens to prevent preservatives from leaching into the soil.
- Bend-a-boards are a recycled plastic version of redwood bender board and are easy to work with to edge backyard landscaping projects. They create beautiful garden accents that look like Mendocino Redwood but with the flexibility and durability of plastic.
Redwood picnic tables
Make your backyard the new favorite hangout spot with a redwood picnic table that’s sturdy, long-lasting, and easy to assemble. Made with 100% California Redwood, it’s a sustainable option with a look that complements the material used for your garden box. Plus, putting up a picnic table allows you to enjoy a true farm-to-table experience by using the fruit and vegetable bounty harvested straight from your garden.
Wood lattice panels
Wood lattice panels can be used in multiple ways as decorative and functional garden accents. Install as you would a decorative screen panel or create a trellis that goes over your garden. Then, add a bench to create a relaxing place where you can tend to your garden and then revel in the beauty of what you’ve grown.
Pergola lighting
Similar to string lights, pergola lighting offers a warm glow but is longer lasting to easily transform an area when positioned along a trellis or other garden accent. Lighting allows you to optimize your outdoor use, day or night, when dining or entertaining guests. Use it as a final touch as you complete your backyard design.
Garden accents are a simple way to add life to your outdoor space and increase your privacy at the same time. Visit one of our local lumberyards to find the options that may work best. Our specialists are happy to help answer any questions and show you what we have in stock.