How to make your garden a sanctuary

If you want to make your garden a sanctuary, then the Gardens World has compiled our favourite design features to help you create a space that is sure to calm and relax...

The concept of our gardens as a sanctuary is one we touched on in our recent outdoor furniture trends for the summer 2023 article. I suppose you could argue that by its very nature a garden is a sanctuary but do we all set it up and use it in such a way that it helps us unwind?

One of the few positives to come out of the COVID pandemic was a greater appreciation of our outdoor spaces. We lead busy lives but the pandemic stopped many of us in our tracks and, well, gave us more time to stop and smell the roses. It saw us looking at ways we can maximise the use of our outdoor spaces, and it didn’t matter if our garden was a large country plot or a small urban balcony, we were seeking to use them for relaxation, dining and escape.

A sanctuary is defined as, among other uses of the word, a place of refuge and protection. And that is very much what they've become during the pandemic and beyond.