Hello everyone,
I am currently thinking about the shading for my 5x5m (16x16 ft) wooden deck, which will be used as an outdoor dining area. Normally, I would have installed a louvered roof without hesitation. Until I saw this:
Is such natural shading practical? The distance between the crab apple trees is exactly 5m (16 ft), which matches our dimensions perfectly. Which plants are suitable for this? Preferably not ones that attract a lot of insects...
I am currently thinking about the shading for my 5x5m (16x16 ft) wooden deck, which will be used as an outdoor dining area. Normally, I would have installed a louvered roof without hesitation. Until I saw this:
Is such natural shading practical? The distance between the crab apple trees is exactly 5m (16 ft), which matches our dimensions perfectly. Which plants are suitable for this? Preferably not ones that attract a lot of insects...
It looks nice, but it requires more work, and shade-providing trees are not exactly cheap either.
Additionally, there isn’t much space there. I think it would feel too cramped.
I would rather prefer some kind of shade sail with a delicate structure that is as unobtrusive as possible.
Additionally, there isn’t much space there. I think it would feel too cramped.
I would rather prefer some kind of shade sail with a delicate structure that is as unobtrusive as possible.
Winniefred8 Aug 2020 07:25Planting trees is always the better choice from an ecological perspective. Of course, nowadays you need to choose drought-resistant species so that you don’t have to keep watering them constantly. If our plum tree dies, I will definitely plant one or two new trees there to provide shade.
Winniefred schrieb:
Climbing rosesBut they do make quite a mess, don’t they? Especially when the flowers fall off... That’s why we will probably remove the wisteria from our pergola in autumn and replace it with grapevine.
Winniefred8 Aug 2020 08:36I find that roses hardly create any mess. I usually cut off the wilted flowers anyway to encourage new blooms. Besides, plants are living beings, and that’s exactly why I appreciate them! Wherever there is life, things naturally happen.
In return, I get a lightly shaded pergola with flowers from May to September, the buzzing of bees, and the rustling of leaves. And the scent of roses, although I only plant insect-friendly, open, and wild roses, which tend to have a milder fragrance compared to highly bred rose varieties.
In return, I get a lightly shaded pergola with flowers from May to September, the buzzing of bees, and the rustling of leaves. And the scent of roses, although I only plant insect-friendly, open, and wild roses, which tend to have a milder fragrance compared to highly bred rose varieties.
Winniefred8 Aug 2020 08:37Wine is a tricky thing because it attracts wasps. Personally, I would prefer not to have it near a seating area for that reason.