Garden Design Helpful Tips

A view through a double row of 'box-head' pleached trees. Underplanting is in soft colours and a pathway leads to a new area of the garden

Top Plants Used Relaxation Garden Design

With appreciation for our mental health higher than ever, we look at the design features for a relaxation garden. Our ’top tips’ cover layout, paving choices, planting and more to allow you to convert your garden into a space to reset and relax.

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Small Garden Design Ideas

Small gardens can be wonderful spaces but afford little room for error. We look at aspects of the design process, covering layout, features, planting, screening and the practicalities.

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Image of a garden with house in the background. A modern louvred pergola is in the mid ground and underneath this are comfortable sofas and a fire pit. There is an abundance of planting which creates a softness to the image. Part of a lawn can also be seen to the left of the image.

Why use a Garden Designer

Garden Design is the process of planning the garden layout and structure as well as considering the hard and soft landscaping details. In this blog, we look at the why a garden designer should be an asset as well as considering the costs involved with employing a designer.

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Italianate Garden in the English countryside. Simple evergreen planting with a sculpture of a woman in the centre of planting areas in a Roman style. Tall Cypress trees flank the four quadrants that surround the central border.

How to Design a Garden

There are several stages to garden design, from survey and inspiration, planning and researching to plants and co-ordination of the build. We look at the phases from survey to planting plans here.

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Tips for Garden Design for Beginners

Getting started on your garden can feel like a daunting task. In these articles, we break it down into manageable sections to help give you a clearer idea of how to create a new garden.