Family-Friendly Gardens
A family-friendly garden doesn’t have to mean a lawn littered with balls and brightly coloured plastic play equipment.
However, when you’re busy with children and juggling work commitments, the prospect of creating a multi-functional, practical yet attractive garden can feel overwhelming.
Don’t despair! With careful planning and some clever features, you can achieve a fabulous garden that will entertain the kids and provide an oasis of calm where you can sit back and relax.
Craig McGibbon - Gardens with Passion creates well-designed, low maintenance, family-friendly gardens.
Our gardens are designed to be a place for families to spend time together playing and relaxing. Most importantly, it will become a place to make memories for many years to come.
Take a moment to close your eyes and relax as you listen to your children’s delight and laughter, running around the garden, playing happily.
Tell us more.
If you are interested in creating your perfect family-friendly garden, please send us your details so we may contact you with more information.
Alternatively, feel free to contact Craig directly:
Hard-working spaces.
One of the best investments for your garden
In a family garden, patios and terraces are hard-working areas. But anyone who’s had a tired, old patio and young children will know how much worry it can cause.
Patios should be designed to create a safe, seamless flow from the house to the garden. Watch your children safely play with carts and ride-on toys knowing that they can’t trip or fall down dangerous steps!
A patio should also provide ample space for parents to relax and take a moment for themselves.
Our gardens are designed with your family’s needs and practicalities in mind so you can enjoy your garden to the full.
As a member of the Bradstone Assured Installer scheme we provide, as standard, the following on all Bradstone garden and driveway products
10 year Bradstone product guarantee
5 year Bradstone installation guarantee
Make sure you have a special place to relax with a magazine and cool drink
A spacious, well-designed patio will make your time in the garden more enjoyable
Fun space.
Give the kids their own special space to play and explore
If your children have plenty to do in the garden, then you’ll have more time “off”. We think this is a win-win.
A well-designed garden will create a safe, natural space for your children full of discovery and delight.
Over the years, we have created many fun spaces including swing seats with water sprinklers (see right), sunken trampolines, playhouses, treehouses, woodland areas, climbing frames and even space for a ‘Mr Whippy’ ice cream machine!
As much of our work is bespoke, there is no limit to what you can include in your garden design.
Custom-built swing set with a hidden surprise…
A cascade of raindrops fall gently from the beams
Cooking & dining space.
Avoid dinner-time tantrums by taking it outdoors
Mealtimes can be stressful and monotonous when you have young children… but eating outside makes it into an adventure.
Again, safety and practicality are paramount with garden cooking and dining spaces. An outdoor kitchen creates a dedicated space for BBQing and grilling which keeps children safe and makes the process enjoyable and fun.
For those with older children, how about a clay pizza oven to create authentic wood-fired pizzas and breads? Getting the kids involved is a great way to carve out some family time and the perfect accompaniment to sitting around a roaring fire-pit.
Take meal-times outdoors with a purpose-built outdoor kitchen
Safety and practicality are paramount in our outdoor kitchen designs
Practical ideas.
The little things that make your life easier
Every garden is different, but we know there are a few additions that you will love.
Irrigation - we can set up irrigation and rain harvesting systems that make watering the garden easy and eco-friendly.
Low maintenance planting - we know the plant heroes that will thrive year after year, regardless of how many times they’ve been trampled on by little feet.
Outdoor hot tap - this works like any other outside tap but is great for children to play with or for washing pets! It is also perfect for quickly filling paddling pools so kids don’t have the agonising wait for the water to get above freezing… anyone with young children will appreciate this time saver.
Eco-friendly irrigation is practical and a great lesson for kids
(photo by Robert Hrovat on Unsplash)
An outdoor hot tap is a real time-saver
(photo by Jeremiah Lawrence on Unsplash)
Aftercare.
Gardens, even with the best intentions, can quickly become untidy, overgrown, and out of control.
We want to help you to spend more time enjoying your garden and less time working on it.
Exclusively for our clients, we offer a comprehensive Garden Aftercare Service to ensure that your garden stays looking as good (if not better) than the day we completed the project.
Tell us more.
If you are interested in creating your perfect family-friendly garden, please send us your details so we may contact you with more information.
Alternatively, feel free to contact Craig directly:
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