4 kinds of gardens, each one exquisitely beautiful; having one would make your life complete
Exquisite terrace garden
For friends living in the city, what they want most is a home with a terrace. Unlike a balcony, which is small and enclosed, a terrace is open and directly connected to nature.
A terrace usually allows very little modification, so you might as well go with the flow and casually arrange it into whatever shape you want. Don't waste the space along the walls - plant climbing clematis, climbing roses... and it becomes a beautiful scene again!
Quite a few friends feel that terraces are often battered by wind and rain, so their usefulness is not that high. No problem - turn the terrace into a sunroom, and you can still grow flowers and plants.
Simple ground-floor garden
Ground-floor homes are usually not favored: poor lighting, and noisy with people coming and going. But for plant lovers, the best thing about the first floor is that it comes with a small garden.
The garden can be paved with grass, with gravel paths, and along both sides of the paths you can place the flowers and plants you like.
Set aside an area of the garden as a leisure zone, put out a few tables and chairs, build a wooden swing, and in your free time drink tea and enjoy yourself with friends.
Plain rural courtyard
Having a small garden in the countryside is surely the ultimate dream of many friends. Though some people dislike the countryside for its many mosquitoes and bugs, the countryside also has uniquely favorable conditions.
Unlike the delicate flowers and plants of the city, in a rural courtyard you can plant flowers freely in the ground and let them face wind and rain, and they will still bloom as before.
Besides growing flowers and plants, you can also leave a patch of open ground in the courtyard for growing melons, fruits and vegetables, making life self-sufficient.
If the courtyard is big enough, then dig a fish pond, release fish fry and lotus, and it will surely look beautiful in summer!
Classical Chinese-style garden
Friends who pursue artistic mood will surely love Chinese-style gardens: grey bricks, flowing water, rocks, wooden bridges... a rich sense of Zen rushes over you.
A Chinese-style garden is never complete without gravel paths; the grey stones give a sense of weighty history and gravity, adding a touch of antique charm to the small courtyard.
Besides placing the flowers and plants you like, you can also plant a few pines and cypresses and a clump of bamboo in the small courtyard, adding a touch of ethereal beauty.