Elevate the value of your home extension: top tips when it impacts your garden
There are opportunities to elevate the value of your house extension by taking a few garden design ideas into account. If you are planning your house renovation with an architect, in the early stages you may not be thinking about how it will function with your garden, or how it will look. Here are […]
How to design a garden 4: site analysis
Garden Design Essentials 4: site analysis – what is it? If you are learning to design a garden, site analysis is the essential step which brings together the previous three steps in the garden design process: the client brief, the survey and the site assessment. This step informs the next step, zoning. In this case study, we’ll share extracts […]
Chelsea Flower Show 2023 well being & biodiversity
This year at Chelsea the spotlight shines on ways that gardening and gardens can contribute positively to our health and well-being, as well as to help the environment. In this post, we focus on examples of small, step changes you can make to support biodiversity in your own garden, which can all help to make […]
Adding value to your house extension: how big is it going to be?
PLANNING a House EXTENSION, HOW WILL the footprint IMPACT THE GARDEN? When planning a house renovation with an extension you’ll be thinking how big your house extension should be in order to maximise the value to your property. But have you considered the impact on your garden? Garden designs add value to your home renovation […]
How to design a garden 3: what is genius loci and site assessment?
How to design a garden: ‘spirit of place’ If you are learning to design a garden, what is ‘genius loci’? may be a question you will come across. It’s about observing what’s within your garden, and also what’s borrowed – beyond the boundaries. A key element is to observe the context of the garden – […]
Garden Design Trends for 2022
Thoughts on garden design trends for 2022 The beginning of the year is so often a time for reflection – on the year that’s just passed and the year ahead. Newspapers and magazines are full of articles, with predictions and resolutions and the world of garden design is no different. If you’re a RHS member […]
The impact of gardens on our wellbeing
Gardens and their importance in improving our wellbeing Happy New Year! I hope you all had a peaceful, healthy and happy time despite this Christmas and New Year being so very different. I planned this blog about the connection between our wellbeing and gardens before we were plunged into national lockdown a couple of weeks […]