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A well-designed garden is beautiful during the day, but with the right lighting, the same garden can be magical at night. With a thoughtful lighting scheme, the garden can become a wonderland of visual effects that lures people outdoors well after sunset.
No matter how visually stunning our gardens are, we still need to consider where to put the clothesline and the bins. Incorporating these ugly bits in a creative way is essentially for creating a garden that is as practical as it is beautiful.
Garden edging – the styles, shapes and materials used – is one of the less glamorous, but no less important, features of good garden design. While statement plants and structures steal the limelight, good garden edging – seen and unseen – and the shape of the garden beds is fundamental to a beautifully designed garden.
Water features are an enduringly popular element of landscape design. Their appeal right now ties into the latest trend in architecture, biophilia, which essentially means designing homes and buildings that connect with and celebrate nature. For landscape designers and architects, water features give us another opportunity to express that connection and engage all the senses.
More than just a means of getting from A to uphill B, steps in a garden are a golden design opportunity. The primary purpose might be as simple as linking levels in the landscape, but they can also encourage one to slow down, appreciate the surroundings and, literally, smell the roses.
Where to start with your pool design? A pool is a lovely thing to have on a scorching hot day, but it can be more than just a source of entertainment. A beautifully designed pool can be the jewel in a garden, a harmonious addition to the landscape.
Paths can be pretty, but stepping stones achieve the same practical purpose while delivering a dose of whimsy and adding another design dimension to a garden. As designers, we’re always banging on about balance, and this is precisely what stepping stones bring to a space, whether it’s introducing a much needed note of greenery to what would otherwise be a solid strip of hard materials, or on the flipside, cutting through a swathe of planting with the textural contrast of stone.
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