There are a lot of ways to utilize the outside space of a home, and one of the most popular ways is creating a garden. There are a lot of benefits to creating a garden, especially the relaxing, tranquil, and private feel it gives. However, designing a garden is no easy task, even when you already have one and you want to give it a complete refresh, it is sure to be challenging. What makes designing your garden challenging and tricky is that getting your garden design right, regardless of the size of your yard, requires a considerable deal of thought and care, and it’s often overwhelming. Nonetheless, whether you’re carrying out a complete refresh of your garden, or starting a new garden from scratch, there are numerous tips to help design your garden and create the kind of space you want. 

Designing Your Garden

As mentioned, there are various tips to designing a garden and acquiring the kind of feel you want from it, but let’s highlight the more pertinent ones. 

• Plan for your landscape wants and needs: The first tip to note is that before you begin taking any steps, you should jot down your needs and wants with the space. Ask yourself questions like if you want a space your kids can play in, if you want your family gathering on a patio, and what particular style of gardening are you going to carry out. Answering those questions and understanding the problems you will need to solve, before creating a design brief of your needs and wants with the garden space, will positively influence the entire process. 

• Analyze the garden space: Factors like the size and measurement of the space, its location, wind patterns, and the sun, all play a role in the design of your garden. So, it’s best to take time and spend some in your chosen garden space, analyzing and studying the factors you need to know. For example, what you can do with sloped gardens might be different to what you can do with another garden space. Measure the space, note the dimensions, study the sun and wind patterns, and make notes of the shaded garden spots. Taking note of all these factors and more will help you realize what you’re working with and how to go about it. 

• Draw up your initial design: A tip every professional would recommend is to draw an initial outline of your garden design and the elements and features you would like to include. This is the point where you find out and decide what you want to be placed, where you want them placed, what you are willing to change, and what can remain. An outline or drawing can help visualize ideal areas or non-ideal areas for aspects like garden placement and the like. This point is also where you consider which plants, flower beds, and vegetables, you want. Hence, it is advisable to also list these out. 

• Start small: There are a lot of TV shows where a complete refresh or a complete outdoor makeover is done in three to four days. You should forget about those as you don’t have the large crew they do. Rather, if you plan on carrying out your design yourself, slowly develop a plan and take your time enjoying the process, it will be rewarding. 

• Garden design costs: Whether you’re designing your garden yourself or hiring a professional, it is sure to cost money. Moreover, garden designs are a costly endeavor, once you consider the design fees, needed materials, plants, flower beds, and more. Planning for this early on by creating a budget and knowing your limit is advisable.