Outdoor Living at it’s Finest with a Tuscan Landscape Design
Your outdoor area is much more than the space that surrounds your home; it is an extension of your home. The landscaping and décor of your garden defines the style, the atmosphere, and the appearance of your outdoor living space. More and more homeowners are opting for a Tuscan landscape design for Old World charm that blends the elegance of their fine home with the natural beauty of simple gardens.
Today’s Tuscan style landscapes often combine the elegant feel of the Italian Renaissance period with the peasantry gardens and rustic accessories of the enchanting farms of Tuscany.
Tuscan gardens are distinct from other landscaping styles because of this rustic, but still elegant, flair.
Tuscan gardens are popular for their beauty, as well as the simplicity and ease of maintenance they offer.
Paths, patios, and other functional areas are essential to any comfortable outdoor living design and the type of material used to create these floors plays an important part in defining the atmosphere and theme of your outdoor area.
To create a Tuscan garden look, consider these flooring options:
• Terra cotta tiles create charming walks and floors with a rustic feel.
• Weather treated bricks are easy to maintain and can be mortared in place or sand set for and even more uneven rustic feel.
• Flagstone offers a smooth, elegant style of charm for contemporary Tuscan landscape designs with the same convenience as brick.
• Arto pavers are a quite popular flooring option for many magnificent California homes with lush Tuscan gardens. These exquisite tiles make beautiful patios and walkways that balance the beauty and elegance of modern homes without losing the quaint Tuscan charm of your landscape design.
• Tumbled travertine is another paving material that can refine the rustic feel of your garden, allowing the simple Tuscan theme of your outdoor living area to blend with the sophistication of your modern home.
• Aggregate finish with its hard, colored gravel textured surface is a good, inexpensive way to create a natural look and combines well with stone and tile accents.
• Gravel is the ideal flooring choice for a rustic Tuscan landscape design on a limited budget. Like other flooring materials, there are a variety of colors available. A subtle, neutral color will best accent the Tuscan feel; it is best to avoid white or grey gravel.
• Decomposed granite is a time tested favorite for naturally appealing pathways and is another inexpensive option for the paving areas of your yard.
Accessories That Complement Your Tuscan Design
Like the materials used to pave your patios and walkways, the decorations and furnishings you choose to incorporate into your landscape design help define your Tuscan theme.
Choose items that reflect the rustic and simple appearance of Tuscany, as well as the elegance of your home. Décor with a Mediterranean flair is perfect for this type of look.
Consider these accessories:
• Terra cotta accents are one of the most simple and inexpensive ways to bring a sense of Old World Tuscan charm into your garden. Decorate with terra cotta planters of various shapes and sizes, decorative urns, and other terra cotta pottery.
• Accent walls can add a sense of elegance to your rustic landscape design. Stone walls make wonderful barriers and dividers for your gardens and flowerbeds and, at the same time, they give your yard a simple, Tuscan flair.
• Wall fountains are commonly found in Mediterranean gardens and make beautiful additions to your design.
• Teak wood furniture and accessories can also give your garden an Old World appearance without shadowing the modern, sophisticated design of your home.
• Wrought iron can be a great way add a rustic touch and can be used as fireplace accessories, window and door hardware, lighting, urns, gates and even as mosaics embedded in paving.
• Clay roof tiles and heavy beams of dark wood add a Tuscan flair to your home that will bring elements together and turn your indoor and outdoor living areas into an astounding, elegant estate that is as magnificent outside as it is inside.
Flora That Completes Your Tuscan Garden
The plants and flowers you decide to feature along your walkways and throughout your backyard are the final key to designing a beautiful outdoor living space with a Tuscany theme.
Your outdoor living area should be just as beautiful, functional, and enjoyable as the inside of your home. If you desire a yard with an Old World, Tuscan flair, it is important to blend this theme into the modern style of your home. Many local landscapers fail to pay attention to the small details mentioned above that are essential for a true Tuscan landscape design.
If you are not comfortable using these tips to design your own Tuscan garden, we recommend consulting the services of a professional landscape design firm that can provide and install the right materials, plants, and accessories for the ideal outdoor living area. If you are a homeowner in the southern California area, you can
contact us for a free design consultation
and we will work with you to create the Tuscan landscape design that is right for your home.
Today’s Tuscan style landscapes often combine the elegant feel of the Italian Renaissance period with the peasantry gardens and rustic accessories of the enchanting farms of Tuscany. 
Tuscan gardens are popular for their beauty, as well as the simplicity and ease of maintenance they offer. 
Like the materials used to pave your patios and walkways, the decorations and furnishings you choose to incorporate into your landscape design help define your Tuscan theme. 
The plants and flowers you decide to feature along your walkways and throughout your backyard are the final key to designing a beautiful outdoor living space with a Tuscany theme. 
