This is a part of the landscape design process that scares people the most. The thought of sharing something you've spent time on and put yourself into - something that feels like a reflection of...
Category: Design Process
Use Site Analysis To Design Your Garden To Handle ‘Extreme Events’
Most people live in parts of the world that experience extreme weather events at some point. It could be intense storms - with strong wind and heavy rain. Or blizzards. Perhaps fire and drought....
Do you struggle visualising how any landscape ideas you have would fit into your existing garden? How they would look and feel to be in and move through? There are a number of things you can do...
Want To Be Creative When Designing Your Garden? Don’t “Self Edit”!
Creativity often comes down to ignoring convention and exploring some crazy ideas. For some reason - perhaps fearing looking foolish - we (and I count myself here) tend to "self edit" our thoughts as...
The image above is a simple map showing basic site analysis. Link to source. Site Analysis is something most people overlook. Or, if they think about it, only do a quick analysis, then move...
https://howtogardendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FINAL_1080.mp4 This video looks in depth at ‘Unpacking’ an image and defining what you like. It covers: • Breaking...