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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Jill Morgan

How to make a garden look older – 11 ways to create the illusion of a bygone era and add heritage charm to your yard

Heritage style, weather timber bench.

Discovering how to make a garden look older in style can transform how you use and enjoy your outside space. Whether you are looking to create a reassuring sense of heritage, establish a design and planting scheme that’s sympathetic to a period home or simply prefer a classic look, the creative possibilities are endless.

As when walking around any long-established period garden, the true charm lies in the gentle layering of time worn surfaces, fine craftsmanship and taking time to soak up the mature plants and exquisite features whether they are a Victorian style glasshouse, an heirloom rose or antique fountain. Replicating this slow and mindful experience plus drawing from the rich history of garden design has proved a hugely popular concept with today’s professional landscape architects and garden designers.

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