Adding Warmth to the Garden with a Fire Feature

Imagine sitting around a warm fire in your garden in the fall. It is dark outside and the fire makes a warm orange glow in the garden. The fire crackles and pops as the smell of the wood makes you think of your childhood and camp outs with your family. You sit around the fire roasting hot dogs and marshmallows, telling and sharing stories with your children. Sitting around a fire can be very relaxing and what a great way to have quality time with your family and friends.


If you have been thinking about adding a fire feature to your garden, here are some ideas. Some of the photos are combinations of water and fire which is a new look in garden design.
Some of these projects are easy to build and others may require some expert help in their construction. Some of the pictures below are wood burning or gas logs depending on how much you want to spend on the project. You can also buy precast cement fireplaces that come in pieces. Each piece is stacked to form the fireplace. After the fireplace is assembled you can cover it with the stone of your choice. Check around at local stone centers in your area for precast cement fireplace kits.

The back of this fire pit is steel with a flower cut out

This fire and water feature is made of cement block available at most local hardware stores.

A simple water and fire feature for the garden that is inexpensive to make.

I hope that I gave you some ideas on fire features for your garden. It is early in the year and a good time to start planning before fall arrives.

Happy Gardening!

The Creative Gardener

Adding Warmth to the Landscape

 

 

Each year in my landscape, I take on a new project. Over the last 10 years, most of what I have been doing was adding plants, beds and pathways.  This year, I plan to take on an area of the landscape that has been very much neglected. I have been looking into installing a larger patio area. A warm inviting place where family and friends can gather.  Our current patio area is very small and not very appealing. 

 

 I have taken lots of pictures from different garden shows that I have attended, looking for ideas that I like and could use for the project.  One of the current trends is adding a fire feature to the landscape. I was exploring all the photos I have taken over the years looking for what would look good with my design.  After looking at all my photos, I decided to share some of them with you. If you are sitting at home on a cold winter day and planning your landscape for next year, take a look at some of these ideas.  I have lots of photos of different fire features in many price ranges from the simple project for the DIY person to the expensive installation by the PROS.  Look at the possibilities!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of fire feature did I decide on for my patio project?  I found a very nice hammered copper chimenea fire pit.  I live in a home that once was a barn and my family likes a very rustic look.  The hammered copper and black wrought iron chimenea seemed just right for my project. It was easy to clean, move and I love the look of copper in the garden.

 

I now have a plan for the patio project and I am getting bids for the paver installation.  All I need now is some warm weather to dig and transplant out some shrubs and perennials in the area that will need to be moved during the installation project.  During the project, I plan to have under decking installed to create a dry area for those rainy days.  Since the area will be tore up for awhile, my plan will also include enlarging and moving my fish pond closer to the patio area where you can enjoy watching the fish. Some of the project will take the PROS and some of the project I can do myself, like installing the pond and plantings. I know one thing. It is going to be a very busy spring!

 

Check back for my blogs on this patio project in the next few months and see the final results.

 

Happy Gardening!

 

Debbie