Spending time in your garden in summer sounds all well and good — until you realize you’re a melting mess on full display to your neighbors. And while upping the privacy measures might immediately make you think of intimidating 10-meter-high fences, designers say there is a way to make it more stylish.
Pergolas and gazebos are both solid garden screening ideas, but this year, it's all about awnings. "Awnings are really big at the moment; I'm putting in two in the next couple of months," landscape designer Joanna Archer shares. "It's a nice, flexible way of creating shade, particularly when attached to your house, extending over the dining space."
