Enhancing Your Backyard With A Garden Fire Pit
You put time into tending to the land around your house. If you are the type of person that takes pride in their house and yard, then chances are that the look of your front and backyard are important to you.
Without a doubt, installing a fire pit or fire feature into your backyard garden is one of the most impressive ways to enhance it for both the look and the utility. Let us look at some different ideas for using a fire feature to add awe and flavor to your landscape.
Classic Fire Pit
Fire pits are the classic fire features for the backyard. There is nothing that taps into human ancestry quite as much as gathering around a fire. Perhaps you are under the impression that modern natural gas or propane fire pits are meant to be stuck onto the deck away from the garden. Not anymore! Many of the most creative fire pits are built into landscape features like a garden.
Imagine a beautiful fire pit placed with your garden surrounding. The gorgeous flowers, bushes, and trees form an alcove that dances in the firelight while the flame sprouts from a bed of ruby fire glass. It is your own little garden fire pit paradise.
Depending on how far your fire pit is from the house, you may need to run a natural gas line unless you are using a propane tank. Larger fire features often benefit from propane. Hiding the propane tank within the feature simplifies setup.
Garden Fire Features
While fire pits are also called fire features, fire features do not have to be fire pits. Fire features burn gas or propane to create flames. Fire pits are a type of fire feature designed for gathering.
They can range from large to small, multiple or single burners. Building your garden around a large-scale fire feature can be just the trick to take your landscape from impressive to amazing.
How about a waterfall feature built into your garden with a fire feature included? You could build a rock structure to house the pump and pipes. Add a pool at the base for water recirculation. Surround it with tropical plants like ferns and vines. At the top, you could have a linear burner that sits with its jets just protruding from the pool at the top of the waterfall. Gas flowing through jets, sparked, creates a bright fire line. This transforms your waterfall into a stunning feature. It’s beautiful both day and night.
Garden Fire Accents
Not all fire features need to be as large scale as the ides we previously mentioned. We build fire accents with the same components as fire pits, but without seating.
Fire bowls and fire columns are very popular options for garden fire pits and features. If you have a large garden or landscape, you could place a number of fire columns or fire bowls around your garden to highlight different areas.
Just remember that you will need to feed natural gas or propane to each. As such, you will need to have either a propane tank for each or to create a network of gas line to feed each fire feature. For gas line networks, line diameter must increase with length and feature count. Remember to size your gas lines appropriately for your garden’s needs.
From Garden To Paradise
If you enjoy entertaining friends in the backyard during summer, then it might be time to think about building a fire feature. Garden fire features showcase your home and garden efforts. They add a striking highlight, whether a single pit or a network of accents. No matter how crazy your idea, give us a call about your garden fire pit and we will help you make it happen!
