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my5 Garden Makeover Ideas for Summer
The summer is the perfect time to make your outdoor space more comfortable, attractive and easier to use.
Popular garden makeover ideas include adding a patio or seating area, installing decking and enhancing your lawn.
You may also want to consider garden lighting for a beautiful, luminous aesthetic or refreshing fencing, gates or borders!
1. Create a Patio or Seating Area
Opting for a patio or seating area (e.g. outdoor sofas or garden chairs for guests, corner garden seating or high-end rattan furniture) can provide your garden with a practical place to relax, eat outside or entertain guests on lovely summer evenings, perhaps with a drop of red wine and some nice music.
It’s ideal to add a patio or seating area in the summer, being the season when gardens are most in use, while dry weather can make outdoor work run more smoothly.
2. Add Decking for a More Finished Look
Decking can create a defined outdoor living space, particularly for gardens with uneven ground or unused corners.
Decking can also make your garden feel more inviting in the summer months, offering a space to add garden furniture, plant pots and for hosting family gatherings. A well-designed decking can also add 5-10% to your property’s resale value.
From a visual appeal perspective, wooden decking offers a rustic, timeless aesthetic while bamboo is a stylish alternative. In general, decking can offer a beautiful way to integrate your garden with the entry to your property.
Among the practical upsides of decking include offering a sustainable outdoor living space, being particularly low maintenance when you opt for a timber option and offering a functional zone in your garden.
3. Improve the Lawn
A healthy lawn can instantly add fresh appeal and make your outdoor space more enjoyable in the summer. This can be especially useful for families, pets or homeowners who want to enhance their garden for a relaxing experience this summer and many more to come.
Popular lawn improvements include turf laying, usually costing several hundred pounds, though it can cost thousands depending on the size of the garden and quality of turf, reseeding, which is priced at around £300 to £800, levelling uneven patches, which costs several hundred pounds but is relatively affordable as a DIY job or replacing tired grass, which may cost hundreds of pounds.
4. Install Garden Lighting
Garden lighting provides a range of options to help your outdoor space glow at night. Popular approaches include adding lights along paths, patios, decking, fences or around seating areas.
Some of the most common types of garden lights include spotlights, powerful floodlights, spike lights, decking lights, solar lights, garden bollard lights and even smart lights. Adding garden lighting is often quite handy as it’s usually DIY-friendly (except for cases like floodlights, which usually require an electrician due to the wiring work involved).
Good garden lighting can help you enjoy your garden for longer on summer evenings, while generally beautifying your outdoor space for an appealing view at night. It also improves safety by making steps and paths easier to spot and provides a warm and welcoming feel to your garden space after sunset.
5. Refresh Fencing, Gates or Borders
One area you shouldn’t overlook is garden framing features. Old fencing, damaged gates or messy borders can leave a garden with a tired look, even if the rest of the space is well kept.
The summer is a well-suited time to repair, replace or paint fencing, tidy borders, or improve privacy.
For replacement work, new garden fencing costs around £500 to £2,000, depending on the size of the fencing. An average garden gate is priced at approximately £250 to £500, and a raised garden bed may set you back between £50 and £450.
Having garden fencing painted will likely cost £100 to £250, while a garden gate painting job will probably cost several hundred pounds.
These updates can improve appearance, make your garden feel more secure and help frame the space nicely for a good summer aesthetic.
Hire a Local Tradesperson
Small garden updates, from a new patio to turf laying to installing garden lighting, can make summer at home more enjoyable. Whatever the work you opt for, refurbishing your garden during the warmer months of the year can enhance the space both in appearance and utility for you, everyone living in your home and guests you might invite up on a nice day.
Local tradespeople can help with patios, decking, lawns, lighting, fencing and other outdoor jobs. Post a job on MyJobQuote today to get free quotes from local tradespeople so you can have your garden enhanced soon!
Last updated by MyJobQuote on 19th June 2026.
