Garden layout help

last year

Hello!
I have a lovely sized, east facing garden. However the current layout isn't working. The slide and trampoline keep getting covered with bird mess; when we eat dinner over the winter we stare out at old paving from the current patio and we cant really see the garden. We have started to clear the left hand side of the garden to plant up a cottage style display and will be Belfast sinks for tadpoles. The big plastic toddler play slide has one more aummer left before it goes.
Any ideas welcome!

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PRO
Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
last year
Well, obviously moving the slide & trampoline to the opposite side of the garden away from the overhanging bird-perching trees is a given! Other than that, I’d be looking to split the garden into discrete areas, probably with sweeping curves:

Herbaceous borders & lawn in the “nearest” section, kids play zone in the middle ground and a beautiful, formally laid out vegetable & fruit garden at the back.

It shouldn’t take much to replace the patio area with something a little more attractive, and to render the block walls.

I am sure some of the gardening pros will be along shortly to provide more detailed advice!
PRO
The Rooted Concept Garden Designs
last year
Hi there,

What a lovely space you have!

Agreed with the above coment, sectioning it would make you appreciate the space more as it would make it possible to draw your eyes more around the garden with well positioned focal points. It would also create the possibility to "hide" the trampoline and slide a bit from sight.

Talking about focal points, having some well thought and positioned ones (such as a pretty ornamental tree for year around interest, or an urn etc) would help to draw your eyes out of the patio when you are having dinner during the winter. Probably the reason why you cant really see the garden atm is because it is too flat and has nothing to catch your eye, so your gaze goes to the broken patio.

Now, to really know what sort of garden sections you would have you need to know what you want out of it (i.e. space for children to play, entertainment area - is it in sun or shade or both, veg. Growing area etc etc).

I provide online garden design services (in person in and around the Twickenham/Richmond area), including the very budget friendly sketch, which gives you my professional vision of how best to layout your garden based on its shapes and conditions and your tastes and needs. Please have a look at my website to see more details and get in touch if interested - I would love to help you with this project, you have so much potential there!

Many thanks,

Deborah

www.therootedconceptgardendesign.co.uk

deborahbiasoli@gmail.com

07548105456
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