How to Design a Gothic Garden

Have a beautiful garden filled with mystery and romance. If you are a fan of Goth, it doesn't mean you have to be cheesy about outdoor decorating, you'll find no blood here. Visitors will simply feel like they have been transported back in time or right into a suspenseful movie with these ideas for how to design a Gothic garden.

Use Grey Landscaping Rock
Grey cobblestone paths should lead everywhere in your landscaping. Build higher walls with complementary stones to create walkways and mazes if you have the room. For added authenticity, have some of them built as if crumbling slightly. Stick to varying hues of Grey in your choices, color will come elsewhere in the plan.

Place Statues Everywhere
Angels, cherubs, gargoyles and more can be found in lawn decor. Sit carved statues on walls, place fountains in open spaces and corners. Look for pieces that feel like they should be sitting in the courtyard of castle and they'll fit right into your design of a Gothic garden.

Buy Elegantly Carved Furniture
Black wrought iron works the best trying to create a romantic and mysterious garden. Outdoor furniture can also be found in deep wood tones that are sealed. The trick is to choose furniture with beautiful scroll work designs that still blends into the atmosphere around it.

Choose Deep Colored Flowers
Red rose bushes along paths and their petals floating in water features makes for a nice punch of color amongst all the Grey. Choose black foliage and plants to bring in more mystery and deep purple or blue for additional color. To gain the visual appeal of how to design a Gothic garden, think of a black and white photo of a beautiful woman with just her sensual red lips in color. That is how you should space the flowers in your Goth landscaping.

Additional Reading:
Black Plants: Adding Drama to the Garden with Dark Foliage and Flowers

Want to add touches to your Interior Design scheme as well? Below are six articles to get you started:
How to Decorate with a Goth Theme Part 1: The Basics
It's Not Just for Halloween!

How to Decorate with a Goth Theme Part 2: The Bedroom
Goth Out Your Bedroom!

How to Decorate with a Goth Theme Part 3: Living Room
Gothic Decorating that Vamps Up Your Living Room

How to Decorate with a Goth Theme Part 4: Kitchen
Sizzle in the Kitchen, Decorating Gothic Style

How to Decorate with a Goth Theme Part 5: Dining Room
Decorating a Delectable Gothic Dining Room

How to Decorate with a Goth Theme Part 6: The Bathroom
Decorating Your Throne Room to Make it Fit for Gothic Royalty