Decking Oil, Wood Paint and Other Ways to Improve the Appearance of Your Garden Space
Looking to improve the appearance of your garden space? In this helpful and complete guide, we provide a list of insider tips for improving your garden’s aesthetic, from decking oil, wood enhancement and timber preservation to plants, vegetation and ornamentation.
Improving Your Garden Space | Treating Exterior Wood
Improving your garden’s aesthetic quality is far more than simply getting your design choices spot on; of course, this is important, but equally, just as important is ensuring all of your exterior wood is treated effectively, to prevent the risk of degradation and discolouring. Below, we outline essential exterior wood treatments you should carry out in your garden space to help with timber preservation and enhance your wooden surfaces.
UV Oils/Exterior Oils
When it comes to treating your exterior woods, much like applying sun cream to your skin on those scorching hot days in the summer, it’s important you protect your exterior woods from the harsh impacts of ultraviolet rays. A heavy dose of sunshine can have a lasting impact on your exterior wooden surfaces, potentially leading to discolouration and deterioration, so it’s absolutely crucial you treat them effectively with a UV or Exterior Oil.
Designed to penetrate deep into your exterior wooden surfaces, to provide long-lasting timber preservation, Treatex UV Oil will attach to the capillaries of your wood, to provide incredible protection against the impacts of ultraviolet rays and offer natural resistance to the bleaching effects of UV. made from refined natural oils, such as sunflower and soybean, Treatex UV Oil is perfect for vertical timber surfaces, including doors, windows and exterior joinery.
Equally, should you require exterior oils that offer both UV protection and water/weather resistance, Treatex Exterior Oils are a suitable option for all your decking, wooden doors and exterior joinery, as they are intelligently designed to prevent the formation of cracks and swelling.
Anti-Slip Decking Oil
Designed to help reduce the risk of slips, and thereby minimise accidents or injury being sustained on your exterior decking, anti-slip decking oil is a must-have for new or freshly painted decking, steps and wooden walkways. Exterior wooden surfaces, without treatment, are highly susceptible to the accumulation of moisture, ultimately producing moss, algae and lichens in the process. Therefore, effective treatments from Treatex are essential to the longevity of your exterior woods.
Produced on a base of entirely sustainable and all-natural raw materials, Treatex Anti-Slip Decking Oil, as part of our Specialist Exterior collection, is entirely free of toxic substances and designed with safety in mind.
Classic Colour Collection
Ideal for all types of timber, Treatex Classic Colour Collection is a durable, easy-to-apply finish suitable for use on all kinds of opaque wood. Composed from a whole host of entirely natural, sustainable and raw materials, such as soybean, sunflower oil and bee or carnauba wax, our unique formula is tried and tested, providing incredible UV and water resistance all year round.
Wood Rejuvenator/Stain Inhibitor
Brought on by the impacts of UV rays, air pollutants and other biological factors, the colour of your exterior wood will begin to lose its shine. It’s natural that over time your untreated timbers will start to shift in colour, and, if left untreated, it won’t be long before you begin to notice that they have become silvery or greyish in tone. With Treatex Wood Rejuvenator, a non-toxic, solvent-free cleaning agent, you can gently lift the dirt and dead cells from the surface of your existing timbers, to bring the colour back to its original state.
Equally, should you be faced with light-coloured surfaces that have become susceptible to the natural occurrence of tannins, (yellow-ish stains appearing on the surfaces of your timbers), you may wish to apply a Treatex Stain Inhibitor. This easy-to-apply primer is an ideal way of protecting your light timber surfaces from staining.
Improving Your Garden Space | Design Elements
Now that you have considered the importance of protecting your exterior woods and the need for timber preservation in the overall appearance of your garden space, we can take a closer look at some of the key design elements worth considering to improve your aesthetic even further. Below, we provide a list of key design elements to keep in mind when improving the appearance of your garden space.
Flowers & Plants
When thinking of flowers and plant life to fill your garden, it’s really a matter or personal preference, but it’s important to ensure you use colour to help break up the green of your grass, trees or shrubbery. We recommend sowing both annual and perennial flowers, such as hydrangeas, sunflowers, marigolds or cosmos, as these will provide a nice balance, but you don’t have to stick to flowers.
Equally, should you fancy yourself a bit of a chef, why not plant a range of vegetables and herbs, such as chives, onion, dill, thyme or basil? These all have beautiful flowers of their own, looking stunning staggered across your garden, but will also have obvious practical applications too.
Art & Ornamentation
A brilliant way of enhancing your garden space is through the addition of features and focal points, such as art, feature plants, ornamentation and even furniture. You can use outdoor art in any way you choose, from eye-catching portraits to the colours of your exterior woods, in order to provide a theme for your garden space. Whatever you decide, your decorative items should reflect your personality and add character to your garden.
Colours & Theme
When investing in plants, followers and foliage, you should aim to organise them through colour, as this will help cement your theme. This is also true of the colours of your plant pots and exterior timber surfaces. Creating a theme is a simple and effective way of organising your garden by colour and design elements. Below, we outline some some common combinations:
● Yellow/Orange, (Yellow Capsicums, Orange Marigolds, Yellow Chillies, Cosmos, etc.)
● Purple, (Sages, Purple Basil, Thyme, Beetroot, Rhubarb, Rosemary etc.)
● White, Grey & Blue, (Cauliflower, Leeks, Culinary Sage & Some Cabbages)
From the choice of paint for your timber surfaces, to your chosen plants, vegetation and shrubbery, adding a splash of colour to your back garden is guaranteed to bring life to your space.
Footpaths
If you’re looking to improve the overall appearance of your garden space, one of the simplest and most effective ways of doing so is to create and install footpaths. This can be carried out by incorporating stone tiles, of the right size and specification for your space, in both lighter and darker shades. You may also consider pebbled or chipped stone.
Lighting
Installing additional exterior lighting for your garden is a great way of improving the appearance, but also a guaranteed way of ensuring you spend more time outside and make the most of your beautiful exterior space. From hanging outdoor lanterns, to installing fairy lights, mulit-coloured string lights or spotlights in your tree, a little light will undoubtedly make your garden shine.
Treatex: High-Quality Wood Preserver & Treatments Across the UK, Europe & Australasia
Looking for a high-quality wood preserver? At Treatex, wood is our passion! With qualities like no other material, wood is warm, soft to the touch and has a wealth of colour and texture pleasing to the eye. We specialise in high-quality wood finishes that enhance the natural beauty of wood. Our finishes are easy to apply, attractive, durable and also have a practical purpose; helping to protect your wood from damage.
Establishing ourselves as one of the top suppliers of wood finishes in the UK, Europe, and Australasia by concentrating on superior customer service. Our team has earned a reputation for being friendly, honest and knowledgeable. We are happy to answer any questions our customers have. Contact us today.