Your backyard should be a place where you can escape the pressures of regular life and relax with friends and family, enjoying a refreshing drink or a delicious cookout. If your current backyard isn’t much of a getaway, you may need to do some hardscaping to transform it into an oasis. Here are three features you can add to create a dream garden design.

How to Make Your Backyard More Relaxing

1. Install a Fire Pit

On cooler nights, a fire pit lets you enjoy your yard without needing a jacket. You can also use it to host fun cookouts, roast hot dogs, and make s’mores over the open flames. Avoid installing the fire pit near overhanging tree branches; otherwise, you may have to trim them back heavily to keep the fire from catching.

2. Incorporate a Water Feature

Water features are beautiful, and they can provide a range of health benefits. Still and moving water have a calming effect on the mind, whether you choose to make a fish pond filled with beautiful koi or a waterfall accented with stones. Plan the garden design carefully before you install the water feature to ensure it’ll have easy plumbing access.

3. Add a Bench

If your backyard has natural shade from trees and bushes, all you need is a place to sit and enjoy the cool breeze. While you’re relaxing on the bench, pick up a book, and take the time to read—studies have shown that just 30 minutes of reading can achieve substantial stress reduction. For a more pleasing garden design, place the bench alongside a walkway that winds its way throughout your yard.

If you’d like to add any of these relaxing garden features to your property, get your materials from Big Rock Fabricator in Honolulu, HI. For over 35 years, this landscaping supply center has provided Oahu homeowners with a wide selection of garden enhancements to beautify their outdoor areas. Browse their selection online, or call (808) 834-7625 to request a free estimate or consultation.