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Full Garden Design is essential when building gardens with a purpose. A design should flow from the
house out into the garden making the garden complementary to the house and thereby improving the overall image and value
of the house.
Along with designing the actual garden, the rest of the outdoor services need to be planned to make the whole thing
work. This is much more cost effective than doing things ad hoc in stages at a later date.
The main issues involved are electrics to out buildings, waterfeatures, and lights. These need to be laid in place
as the garden is constructed.
Also water for the garden, or for irrigation, which is essential, during a dry summer. This can be from mains, or
storage tanks, sited near garden buildings for rain water, and included in the design. The garden design need not
only be for paths, drives, lawns and planting etc. as good design also includes basic services to the garden, for
ease of management.
Water logged, or wet ground does not help in growing a garden and therefore drainage is essential. I find that,
100mm perforated plastic pipes or roll, laid in trenches with chippings will help solve any water logging problems,
and provide drainage. The surplus water can be diverted to a pond if the garden is large enough or it could also be
recycled to storage tanks when rainfall is heavy.
However, all these ideas can be ring fenced, depending upon the capital cost to be spent. |
