Steps to design and organize the garden
Tags: Garden Design, Designer, Garden, Design, Gardening

Garden Design considers the garden as a whole and plans the physical elements as well as the living ones. Planting Design is a specialist part of creating a successful garden and the emphasis on it will depend on the lifestyle, interests, and skills of those who use it. Gardening is the process of tending to the plants and maintaining the success of the borders, making sure that they remain healthy and looking good over time.

Although most people want some plants in their gardens, for a designer these are usually part of the furnishing phase towards the end of the design process. A garden is almost always more than simply planting beds and borders. Even very keen gardeners with many plants still invariably have beds of specific shapes and sizes, paths that interconnect them, utility areas to help maintain the plants, and seating areas to enjoy looking at them. On the other hand, modern residential gardens are tending to focus more on outdoor living and entertaining, with plants and gardening not always being the main focus of the owners. Garden design evaluates the needs, wishes, and lifestyle of the garden users- these are almost always the starting point of planning a garden.

planning your garden with a specific style in mind creates a much more harmonious place that is easy on the eye

Garden design encompasses the whole process of

Deciding What You Want and Need in Your Garden.

Analyzing the Site Carefully to Identify Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities.

Determining the Most Appropriate and Desirable Spatial Arrangement of the Elements Required in the Garden. This is usually worked out on paper (or a computer) by producing a sketch plan using shapes that are drawn to scale.

To design a successful garden, you have to get some of the less pretty things right to avoid disasters. You need to get the drainage right and make sure that water flows away from the house, into areas that are not prone to flooding and are permitted by your local authorities. You need to consider the utilities needed for lighting, water pumps, and irrigation. You need to think about the easiest route to access elements that are used frequently.

Create a Mood Board

Mood boards are great for testing if your choices make a cohesive style. Then you need to do a little work to refine these down into one simpler mood board with the key elements you would like to use in your own garden. By seeing examples of the colors, shapes, and materials you will use together as one college, you will have a much clearer idea of whether or not your style will work before you spend any time or money in the garden.

Be Practical: Future-Proof Your Garden Style

Following trends that don’t last can be costly in the garden.

There is always a danger when jazzing up your garden to fill it with this year’s trends from major stores. This is an expensive way to style your garden since after a couple of years your style will start to feel datedز

Since garden materials need to withstand weather and some touch wear-and-tear, they are costly. It is much better to see them as an investment in the fabric of your home and choose wisely so that components stand the test of time.

It makes sense to use the best quality materials that you can afford, even if this means creating your garden over a longer period of time. Be creative: recycle materials from local websites and get help from friends and family in exchange for a BBQ and beer. Most of all, have fun choosing your own garden style!