2 ADD SOME SHADE
A pergola with voile panels, a gazebo, sun sail or even a parasol will massively increase the versatility of your outside living area, allowing you to sit in the garden at even the hottest times of the day, and be protected from the odd rain shower too. Plant a few climbers such as clematis, jasmine, honeysuckle or thunbergia around the base of the structure and they’ll soon clamber all over it, providing you with colour, scent and soothing foliage to filter all that gorgeous sunlight.