With my wish list compiled, having measured up, undertaken a stock check of the garden and evaluated the plot, I can now dive right into the fun stuff of organising the space and building upon my initial ideas. Aside from planting, this early stage of playing with shapes and evaluating ideas is my favourite part … Continue reading Planning my new garden: forming a basic layout concept
In my last post I talked about forming a basic wish list of requirements I want my new garden to fulfill before I take any steps to conceive the new garden design. Before getting stuck in, I have also taken a close look at the garden I already have. Measure up I always start by … Continue reading Planning my new garden: assessing the site
Years ago when I began practising law, I was told "Fail to prepare, prepare to fail" and this mantra also certainly rings true of garden design. Having moved to a new house in France, with around 1200m2 of accompanying land, I am almost spoiled for choice in comparison with my previous 70m2 garden in Bristol. … Continue reading Planning my new garden: first steps
