Do you live in the kind of climate where it’s quite rare to see the sun? It can feel like the worst place to live if you’re an outdoors lover!
If it’s always raining, it’s always going to be damp, which makes the ground soggy and horrible. It’s likelier to be windy too, and that brings a chill to the air that gets right into your bones. And above all, it makes trying to spend time in the garden that bit more miserable!
However, we can deliver some pretty good news for you: a wet and rainy garden doesn’t have to keep you inside! There are ways to still get out there and enjoy the fresh air and green leaves! So, here are just a few ideas to give you a bit of garden inspo!
Plant for the Water Level
If you have a higher than average rainfall, you’re going to need to plant with this amount of water in mind.
Because plants can drown just as easily as any other life, and you don’t want the soil to become so sodden with water that the plants just wilt and die.
If you want to see your garden thrive, get yourself some seedlings and saplings that love these conditions. You want plants that do well in ‘permanently’ damp environments, often known as ‘bog’ plants.
Create an ‘Outdoor Room’
An outdoor room brings the garden inside! And when you’re inside but outside, you have a roof in place to stop the rain from tipping all down your neck!
There are a variety of outdoor room styles you can go for here. An actual summerhouse is usually the most popular, but you can also have a roofed deck out the back too.
This is the best option for those who want to see the most of their garden, and want to have the natural features creep into the space as well.
Just make sure you apply some deck coating to the ground materials, as you don’t want the rain to still sprinkle all over and cause mold, mildew, and rot.
Convert Your Shed
The sound of the rain hitting the roof, the sight of it hitting the windows, the feeling of knowing you’re safe inside a warm and dry hut, with a nice cuppa on the sideboard. It’s an unbeatable feeling on those darker rainy days!
And if you already have a shed in your garden (and it isn’t really being used too well otherwise), you can convert it into the outdoor room you’re looking for.
Clear out, get rid of waste, make sure your tools can be stored neatly on a rack on the wall, and then furnish and decorate. Double check you’ve not got any pests nesting in the corners either, especially if your area is prone to the ‘bitey’ kinds!
When you live somewhere wet and rainy, gardening feels more of a chore. But you can still enjoy the space with a bit of weatherproofing!
