Step-by-step tips on how to landscape your garden. Award-winning garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson explains what you need to know if you’re designing your own garden and you’re not a garden designer. Plus what to look for if you do want to engage a garden designer.
00:00 Welcome
00:26 Pollyanna Wilkinson Garden Design: https://www.pollyannawilkinson.com/
01:21 How do you start a garden design?
02:06 Think about how much maintenance the garden will need
02:25 List how you want to use the space
02:39 Where to put the largest or most important features
03:36 How to decide the style
04:38 12 Garden styles video: https://youtu.be/IBZbjNUesHI
04:41 How to choose hard landscaping materials
06:24 How to plan your planting
08:23 Planning a colour scheme for your plants
09:22 Choosing hedges, fences and other boundaries
10:24 How to plan the paths in a garden
11:56 Think about water features
12:29 Garden lighting
13:01 How to find a garden designer
14:40 How much should a complete re-design of your garden cost in total?
15:23 Pollyanna Wilkinson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pollyanna_wilkinson/
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39 Comments
What a very interesting video.
Great video. What is that beautiful tree with the dark raw silk-like bark? It looks like a cherry of some sort… see around 4:44
I am constantly amazed by the quality of content you bring to your channel. Always informative and extremely well thought-out — these episodes feel like a master class in gardening! Definitely not your typical YouTube gardening channel…. Thanks so much for elevating our knowledge of all things gardening in such a delightful way. Just incredible.
Never spoke about soils etc and how it can affect the choice of plants etc. Good idea about clothing fences with climbers until you want to repaint said fences or repair them!
White is an equally good backdrop and the plants pop in front…. and actually will make the yard feel bigger and hold the light better with a white fence. IMHO
One of your best video. So much info.
The thing I've noticed is how the sunlight changes with season's. It's had to move pots and noticed how the same plants will perform so differently according to sun exposure.
Super helpful 🤗
People need to lose their love affair with lawns already. Horrible water and time suckers, over-fertilized, do nothing for wildlife or birds. The hours wasted on mowing alone is ridiculous, not to mention the gasoline and chemicals people put on these things.
Magnificas ideas, gracias por compartir, saludos!!
Great video, Pollyanna is fantastic and I love her passion and excitement for the topic.
very helpful and gave me a lot to think about-methodical while allowing for the creative side. Winter will be a good time to plan as I have often found my first idea is not always the best idea. Also how much I want to spend on it. Thumbs up again👍
What are the huge Ammi-like flowers at the start of the video? Thanks for another great interview!
Another really wonderful interview- extremely pertinent, Perceptive questions & well thought out answers, suggestions and tips. Thank you so much, this is one of my VERY favourite channels.
I can't have a water feature, it would end up being a bath and drinking spot for the neighbors dogs. I have always wanted a fish pond. Any suggestions to keep it dog free?
Appropriate gardening guidance to know when to seek professional garden designers. Thank you.
A truly informative and not intimidating video! There is one scene when you are both standing next to a tree trunk with soft orange and yellow leaves with a hydrangea behind it. Are you able please to tell me the name of the tree/ shrub? I don’t think it’s a cercis canadensis as it did NOT look bushy – a feature I liked. Thank you in anticipation!
I so enjoyed this video . Thank you . I love that you made it so simple and easy to follow .
May I suggest shortening the introductory remarks? Surely most will know to subscribe, which buttons to click, etc?
Thanks for your great videos ! So helpful x
Alexandra HELP PLEASE 🙏 At 13.55 in PollyAnna’s design what are the four stunning upright tree canopy’s please? I can’t quite work it out but I think they might be exactly what I’m after 😍 I need show-stopping height on a large patio. Thank you A. So look forward to your videos.
I like the idea of seeing your garden as outdoor rooms. Dining, lounging, private spaces, this is how I've been working on the areas and it's not as overwhelming as tackling everything at once.
this was a wonderful video, thank you!! really enjoyed it and will probably refer back to it again & again.🥰
Whether this furniture survive heavy rains ?
This discussion is very irritating indeed because it's garden design without consideration of the big picture. Given the proximity of this video upload to the Global Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, I am appalled at the fact that sustainability of materials isn't front and centre of this discussion.
There isn't any consideration taken about looking at the plant species present both on the site or locally before designing or revamping a garden. There isn't consideration about incorporating either native species or fruit tree cultivars developed for use in the local area with the local conditions.
Also the conversation about garden lighting. We aren't discussing lighting the way safely between the house and a garden gate, but just illuminating for swank. Black mirror effect in this country? The majority of urban skies in the UK never get properly dark. We know that street lighting is affecting the breeding, feeding and sleep cycles of birds and insects. We also know that gardens are a significant nature resource for the country. So why are we lauding lighting schemes and not looking at the carbon footprint of our garden designs?
Thank you 🙏
Another stellar information packed video from the MSG! Thank you.
Your videos just seem to get better and better, Alexandra! We have just moved into a new build, so I have the unenviable task of creating a garden from scratch. To say I feel daunted by the task is to put it mildly. Perhaps investing in a garden designer is the way to go.
I couldn’t get any benefits . It so obviously daily and basic. Sorry
Prefer garden before the renovation ! Looks like a natural framework for imaginative planting. After photo looks like an architectural makeover with plants as an afterthought !!
Very informative!
This is so very helpful. I have previously made a lot of mistakes. I now moved to a detatched modern house with an almost square patch of lawn. I have been reluctant to bring in plants, and am so glad for your comprehensive tips. I will now watch your other videos and take it from there. Thank you so much.
Garden designers often talk about painting the walls / fencing in a darker colour, can you please recommend a dark grey colour to use? Thanks..
I'm not a gardener so l need a lot of help. I discovered your channel and l have found it very useful and watch your videos all the time as l feel lm going on a long journey creating my small garden. It's a valuable resource of information. You have helped me a lot, thank you and keep making these videos, they are easy to follow for beginners too.
down the road aways in my neighborhood someone has a pump running on their porch and a giant pot, I guess it was meant to be a water feature but it doesn't seem to do much, I can hear it running like 2-3 houses away, I'm glad I don't live next to those people, why live in a peaceful area only to pointlessly make stupid noise, it's why I hate people, inconsideration knows no ends
Thank you for interviewing Polly. That was extremely helpful. Those before and after images blew me away.
Прекрасный сад и прекрасный канал но очень жаль что нет субтитров
Another great and informative video. Thank you
I really enjoy your videos, however…commercials that interrupt the learning experience every 3-4 minutes is really annoying.