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Modern or traditional landscaping – which style suits your home?

By Orla McGoldrick
2 min read

Starting an outdoor project can be daunting. Perhaps your garden is a bit of a mess and you don’t know where to start? Or maybe you are feeling uninspired and don’t know which style suits your outside space best?

Check out our guide to understanding whether a contemporary or traditional style will complement your home

Modern style garden

Modern style gardens are largely based on an overall simple style; planting is low maintenance and furniture and lighting is kept simple but functional. When it comes to choosing a hard landscaping material for a modern style garden there is a wide range of paving slabs and paving brick available to choose from.

Product ranges from Tobermore such as sparkling Sienna with a natural granite textured finish, smooth Shannon which features a vibrant surface layer or Kensington slab with its dramatic marble-effect design, are all suited to modern style gardens.

Shannon – a smooth surface block paving, perfect for bikes, scooters etc

Products used: Shannon slate, Sienna Setts Silver

Sienna – the sparkling granite aggregate surface layer of Sienna produces an effect that is strikingly similar to natural granite

Products used: Sienna Silver

Manhattan – Linear paving can help create the impression of space in a small outdoor area

Products used: Manhattan Graphite

 

Braemar – a versatile paving which combines the style of natural stone in a modern slab

Products used: Braemar Ground Texture Alto Silver

 

Beaufort – the soft muted colours of this range helps to create a contemporary organic feel

Products used : Beaufort Natural, Sienna Setts Graphite & Silver

 

Traditional style garden

Traditional gardens tend to be full of colour, planting, trees and textured finishes. Curved paths and features such as paved circles help create that traditional style.

The classic Tobermore range includes vintage themed products such as Tegula, Retro and Historic.

Tegula – tumbled effect, similar to weathered stone

Products used: Tegula Bracken

 

Historic – soft fettled edges and a riven surface gives the historic range a vintage style

Products used: Historic slate circle, historic slate slabs, tegula slate, tegula setts natural

 

Retro – a traditional rustic feel in a small block paving range, perfect for paths and small paved areas.

Products used: Retro Heather

 

For more images for driveway, patio and walling projects, check out our Inspiration Gallery

Also, why not check out Picture It and picture your new paving at your home instantly with our free online AR visualisation tool.

 

Can you Picture It?

No need to simply daydream about your new patio or driveway. Now you can Picture It instead

Picture It from Tobermore lets you bring your vision to life, at the click of a button and for FREE. Simply step outside to your garden or driveway, open the tool, snap a picture and play about with products and colours right at your fingertips.

Orla McGoldrick

Orla is the Consumer Marketing Manager at Tobermore. Her role involves developing and delivering marketing campaigns for the retail market across NI/ROI and GB.

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