Design Challenges

With any garden design there are often challenges to face, whether it’s coping with a sloping garden, hiding an unsightly shed or dealing with soggy wet soil. A good garden design will turn all these problems into design opportunities which will enhance and make the most of your garden. Read on to find out how.

 

Katie

Landscaping Techniques for Privacy

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

There's something special about a private and secluded garden, a tucked away space to relax and get away from it… Read more.

Alison

Children and Gardens – A Few Ideas

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Here are a few ideas on how you can make your garden interesting and engaging for children. Read more.

Alison

Wide Borders – How to Make Them Work

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Wide deep borders can present a challenge, but they also offer lots of scope for impact and creativity. Here's some… Read more.

Alison

How To Cope With Wet Soils and Gardens

Plants, Plan Your Garden, Drainage, Design Challenges

If you constantly find yourself battling a soggy, wet garden, you're likely wondering what you can do about it. This… Read more.

Katie

What to consider before your garden design consultation

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

January is often the time when we start to make plans for the new year. 2020 has highlighted to many… Read more.

John

How to add interest to a wide border

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Are you wondering how to add interest to a wide planting border? One option is to install a new pathway… Read more.

Alison

How to cope with a wide / deep border

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

We often receive calls and emails from people who have recently moved into a new home, feeling overawed at taking on… Read more.

Alison

Musings on choosing a garden designer

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Garden designers need to know a lot about a lot of things. Just consider for a moment.  He or she… Read more.

Alison

How To Cope With Shallow Soils Over Chalk

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

When we refer to chalky soil, we mean soil which has a layer of chalk below it.  Chalky soils tend… Read more.

Alison

How to Cope with Wide Shallow Gardens

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

If you have a wide and shallow garden it can appear to lack space and distance. But with some design… Read more.

Alison

How to cope with… hot, dry areas of the garden

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Hot, dry areas of the garden can be quite a challenge for the gardener, particularly if the soil is very… Read more.

Alison

How to cope with… a long narrow garden

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Long, narrow gardens have several drawbacks, particularly if they are very narrow: the patio can seem very cramped for space… Read more.

Alison

How To Cope With Rooty, Shady Areas Under Trees & Large Conifers

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Let’s face it, there is shade, and there is gloom.  It's all very well people suggesting long lists of shade… Read more.

Alison

How To Cope With Heavy Clay Soil

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

Anyone who has a garden with heavy clay soil will know about the difficulties of gardening on it.  The soil… Read more.

Alison

Designing Front Gardens & Driveways

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

The design of driveways and front gardens poses a somewhat different set of challenges to those faced when creating a… Read more.

Alison

Disguising Sheds, Wheelie Bins, Trampolines and More – Some Ideas

Plan Your Garden, Design Challenges

A good garden design should not only be beautiful, it should also be practical.  And practical inevitably means disguising those… Read more.

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From planning a new border to a complete garden remodel, we pride ourselves on transforming ideas into beautiful reality, with minimum disruption. If you’re based in or around the Reading and Newbury area, we’d love to meet and discuss your project in detail – book your free no-obligation garden consultation today. We do get pretty booked up, particularly during the Spring, so plan ahead if possible!