If you don't have much going on in your backyard, but you have always wanted a backyard that would be a great social spot where you could hang out with family and friends, then this article can help you. By taking some of the tips below and putting them to good use, you can transform your ordinary backyard into a place you can enjoy with friends and family while spending time outdoors. Here are some of the landscape design tips you may want to keep in mind when you are transforming your backyard.

Consider more plush grass with less flowers

One of the things that you want to consider with regards to your backyard when making it a place you can visit in is to opt for going with a plush lawn and not having many flowers planted. The reason for foregoing those flowers is they will bring certain pests around that can chase you and your company right out of the yard, such as bees and wasps.

Create the perfect patio

Decide on the size of your patio area carefully. You want the area to be large enough for all the furniture and free space you are going to want. It's important you don't go too small with the patio because it will be costly to expand it in the future.

Once you know how large you want the patio area to be, you will be ready to have the cement poured, which will become the foundation for your patio. You can opt for a wood patio foundation, but there will be more maintenance concerns with wood than with concrete.

Consider having a roof extended from your home's roof so that it covers the entire patio area. Another option you can choose over a permanent roof is to go with a canopy. You can have a permanent canopy installed, or you can have a roll-up one installed that you can roll out when you want the patio covered and roll in when you want the sun to fully hit the patio, or even when you want to gaze up at the stars from the patio area.

Create a great barbecue area

Have an outdoor barbecue area designed and installed that is on the outskirts of the patio itself. The barbecue should be close for convenience reasons, but far enough away that the smoke won't bother everyone visiting on the patio. Consider a large barbecue with burners for cooking things in pots.

Create a fire pit

You can have a fire pit dug somewhere in the middle of your yard, or you can purchase an above ground one you can move as needed.

After you take the following steps, you will find your backyard much friendlier to hang out in. You can also add other landscape additions that help personalize the backyard, such as a small pond, stepping stones, a birdbath, or anything else you feel would be appealing to you.