Almost everything around us in our everyday lives has been designed to fulfil a purpose, and your garden should be no exception. Whether it's an established garden or a brand new plot, you have the opportunity to plan your garden as you want it to look, to fulfil your and your family's requirements and to work for you as a valuable outside room.
Whether elegant and formal or cheerfully chaotic and informal, a well-prepared design is usually the result of careful planning. Planning is the key to creating the garden you want - one with a sense of balance and proportion, style and unity, in harmony with its surroundings and, perhaps most important of all, a place for you to relax.
In this section, we will help you identify the elements that go towards making a successful garden and we will lead you through the logical sequence that will allow you to apply the design techniques to your own.