Glamsquad magazine april-may 2022

LIFESTYLE
Using the garden
as the fifth room
Blurring the lines between outside and in is still
a huge growing trend, as homeowners look to
expend living spaces. Whether that’s creating a
kitchen garden, a wellness space or acting as an
extension to a playroom – we’re looking to extend
our lives to our outdoor spaces.
Gardens are fast becoming a space where we
are spending more and more of our time with
family and friends. Often more than not it needs
to flex to meet several purposes – an oasis for
quiet contemplation, a play area for children and
an entertaining space for social get togethers.
Low maintenance
tapestry lawns
Even the grass is getting a new look
for the new season. The latest trend for
lawns sees the grass becoming more
low maintenance – no doubt in a bid
to encourage gardeners to stick with
real grass rather than be lured to the
appeal of no-mow artificial.
‘I would love to design and plant
a ‘tapestry lawn’, as an alternative
to the normal grass lawn’ says Ana
Sanchez-Martin, who explains that they
are created using a combination of
many different mowing-tolerant plant
species. ‘Like meadow lawns, they
are low in maintenance and of higher
ornamental and environmental value.’
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