As sunny days finally start to arrive, we're reminded the summer season is fast approaching. Soon we'll be making the most of long evenings by hosting, relaxing, and making memories with loved ones in our gardens. Having the right outdoor furnishings is fundamental to this, creating a beautiful and comfortable environment to enjoy with guests.
Luckily, the arrival of Spanish brand Newgarden to the UK makes it easy to get your summer garden ready. As pioneers in indoor-outdoor design, Newgarden's stylish products are ideal for using both in the garden and in the home. Their Mediterranean spirit is carried in every item, allowing you to create a tropical oasis right in your back garden. Even if you're seeking to achieve different backyard ideas, Newgarden's pieces are versatile, functional, and chic to work with.
To help bring your dream entertaining garden to life in time for the hosting season, we've compiled 10 simple ways to elevate your garden with Newgarden's stunning outdoor living pieces.
1. Turn your pool into a light feature
While it's true swimming pools are mostly used during the day, you can enjoy them at night by turning them into something more decorative. More specifically, incorporating pool lighting can turn your pool into a spectacle when it's not being used for its primary function.
Newgarden's BULY Lighted Ball is specially formulated to float on water for a unique garden feature. It's powered by solar charging, made from high-resistance polyethylene for outdoor use, and has multiple light functions, including cool, warm, and RGB. Plus, its dusk sensor automatically turns it on as the daylight disappears.
You can also opt for a corded version to sit elsewhere in the garden or use indoors. We love the look pictured here, pairing a range of the six sizes available to add depth to the display.
2. Indulge in the beauty of natural materials
Incorporating outdoor floor lamps is a quick trick to achieving the feel of a carefully curated outdoor living area. It instantly warms up a patio, bringing the cosiness of your interiors outdoors.
In particular, choosing natural hues can emphasise this warm feeling, and Newgarden's Lola 165 Nature Decorative Floor Lamp does exactly that.
Hand-woven from natural fibres, this stunning lamp makes you feel as though you've walked straight into a tropical resort as you enter your garden.
It can be used both indoors and outdoors, with both a corded and wireless version, offering a warm light that can be adjusted with a remote control. With a stabilizing weight, it's supported in windy weather, too.
3. Embrace curved silhouettes
Take care not to neglect planters and raised garden beds when trying to create an oasis in your backyard. Colours and shapes of decorative items are imperative to defining the style of your garden.
That's what makes Newgarden's CAMELIA 80 Round Flowerpot with Light a wonderful choice for a serene summer garden. The minimalist but effective design offers soft curves, accentuated by an innovative lighting feature.
The automatic dusk sensor of the wireless version means you don't need to worry about turning the lights on and off, no matter which of the the cool, warm, or RGB functions you set.
Alternatively, opt for opaque versions in white, bronze, black, or anthracite to enjoy the silhouette of the planters without the lighting effect.
With five different sizes available, you can use a number of the CAMELIA flowerpots for an impactful planting display and a wide range of container garden plants.
4. Upgrade your seating furniture
One of the joys of the sunnier season is we get to spend even more time in our gardens. Having furniture that can transition from day use to night use is important for this reason, taking into consideration comfort, lighting, and style.
The CAPRI 75 & MALLORCA Table and Seating from Newgarden beautifully delivers a chic, white furniture set in the day and a modern, illuminated evening look.
With the option between cool, warm and RGB lighting, you can personalise your outdoor seating to your taste or event, even adding fun pops of colour, all controlled from a remote control for convenience. The dusk sensor can also be turned on so your seating illuminates automatically as daylight disappears.
Alternatively, bring the sophisticated solid white look into the evening with the non-illuminated version of this set.
5. Incorporate portable garden lighting
You may not realise you need to incorporate lighting all over your garden until you end up sitting on your well-lit patio looking out to darkness. Having outdoor lanterns is a great solution, moving them to where you need them and using them to highlight planting and other garden features.
We love the look of the Newgarden OKINAWA Lantern, which is made from bamboo. It's a portable lantern with solar charging, ideal for lighting an area of the home or garden away from a power source.
Its metal handle makes it easy to transport, too, and it has three light intensity levels, so you can set the right ambience for your garden gathering.
And if you're looking to take on more eco-friendly garden ideas this year, you'll be pleased to know this lantern's bulb is made from recycled plastic.
6. Fill planters with an abundance of foliage
A thriving garden is full of plants, and there are few plant displays more impactful than one with a wide range of evergreen shrubs and different foliage.
It can be hard to find the room for this kind of showcase, but Newgarden's JARA 60 Rectangular Outdoor Flowerpot has space for a wide range of small and medium plants.
The planter is available in white, black, bronze, taupe, terracotta, and anthracite, with long-lasting colour that withstands different weather conditions.
It makes the perfect addition to garden steps ideas, or it can even be used to create boundaries, garden privacy and screening.
7. Impress with solitary planting
No Mediterranean patio is complete without some of the best drought-tolerant trees. They easily become the focal point among other planting, which is why growing them in their own pot can give them the attention they deserve.
To highlight their beauty, you can put a spotlight on them with Newgarden's FICUS 60 Round Flowerpot with Light. This tall planter is ideal for potted trees and other tall plants, with an option of a solar charged version or corded version for indoor use, too.
You can choose between cool, warm, and RGB lighting, making it possible to add drama to planting, depending on the desired feel in your garden.
If you like the style of the planter but want something a bit more subtle, the opaque, non-lighted version puts all the focus on the potted plants themselves. This version is available in several colours, ideal for matching with existing outdoor furnishings.
8. Experiment with unique shapes
Adding shape to your garden landscape brings a playful touch, but it can simultaneously look sophisticated. This can be done through unique planting, like topiary, or through decorative lighting.
Take Newgarden's CUBY Lighted Cube, for example. This illuminated decorative cube provides the perfect accent to different areas of the garden.
Use it to light garden steps, or arrange the five different sizes next to each other to create a cascading display.
Made from high-resistance polyethylene, this cube lighting décor can safely be left outdoors in different weather conditions. It also has a range of lighting features, and can be used indoors with the corded version - it's a piece that would work particularly well in modern interior design.
9. Illuminate vertical space
Of course, completing any garden design involves making the most of all the space available. This includes making use of a vertical garden and any hanging space.
Newgarden's POSITANO Wireless Pendant Lamp is a charming vertical lighting solution. Made from natural fibres, showcase this pendant lamp by hanging it as part of pergola lighting.
Alternatively, bring it indoors to suspend from a ceiling - it has three meters of rope to work with and doesn't require electrical installation, making it a versatile piece to style in any indoor or outdoor space.
You can also use the light intensity levels to set the right feel for the time of day, simply by using the remote control.
10. Decorate with inviting garlands
No matter the garden style you invest in, bringing a summer garden together is all about the final touches. Think garden party decoration ideas, like decorative objects that add a personal touch to your space.
For example, Newgarden's MYKONOS Decorative Garland easily charms with its soft, cotton appearance. As a bonus, it has warm solar-charging lights that have a dusk sensor, creating a welcoming evening environment.
You can likewise use this garland indoors for special events, with five meters to work with and an optional cord to plug into electrical outlets.
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