3 Designs For A Pet-Friendly Backyard

A staple of the Australian home, backyard environments provide a communal space in which all residents can relax, unwind, and enjoy the outdoor space. Particularly for pets, the garden environment of any home remains a fixture in their lives, needing to remain a setting in which they feel protected whilst also being allowed to explore and enjoy. Bricks and pavers are the ultimate materials for providing safe, aesthetic, and functional backyard designs for your pets, curating environments that can be enjoyed by homeowners and pets alike without compromising on the appeal or use of the garden space. Explore our compiled list of three design tips to create a backyard that caters to the needs of your pet.

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Paved Relaxation Zone

To keep pets comfortable as the weather changes throughout the seasons, create an undercover paved area that can protect them from the elements. Whether the weather is hot and humid or rainy and cool, curate a space in which pets can relax, lounge, and escape without being exposed to the uncomfortable weather. Not only will this ensure that your pets remain content and relaxed in a dedicated space that they recognise is safe, but also provides an area that is easily maintainable and cleanable for owners. Furthermore, the paved area will provide an aesthetic quality to the garden, and an outdoor area that can be shared with friends, family, and pets alike.

“Bricks and pavers are the ultimate materials for providing safe, aesthetic, and functional backyard designs for your pets, curating environments that can be enjoyed by homeowners and pets alike without compromising on the appeal or use of the garden space.”

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Secured Garden Beds

Protect both your plants and your pets by creating raised, brick-walled garden beds. Dogs are renowned for their love of digging, often creating holes and ripping up precious plants within exposed garden beds. By creating a space in which plants are protected and out of reach, this will hinder pets from ruining and ripping out plants and allow your garden to flourish. Furthermore, by creating a garden bed that is inaccessible by pets, this allows for homeowners to install plants within their garden in a secured zone in which pets are not put at risk. Hydrangeas, chives, lilies, and further vegetation can cause severe discomfort and illness for your dog or cat, thus keeping these temptations out of reach ensures protection for both plant and pet.

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Protective Boundary Walls

To ensure the optimal safety for your pets, it is imperative to create a secure garden environment in which risks from the external environment are minimised. To prevent unwanted or threatening animals from entering the garden space, install a brick-lined garden wall to provide optimal protection. Not only does brick provide a high-level of protection, with no risk of animals chewing through or knocking down the blocks when built into a wall, they also bring excellent privacy and offer easy maintainability for owners. The security of a brick retaining wall additionally ensures security from the inside of the garden, reducing the risk of pet escapes while keeping them retained and happy within the safety of the garden walls.