The first in our series on ‘How to Lay out a Garden’ in which we discuss initial considerations before beginning and whether or not you wish to involve professional help and if so, who and at what stage.
Follow along in coming videos as we delve deeper into design.
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Happy New year ! Looking forward to this series. It’s just amazing to me what you have accomplished in 15 years , learning as you went along . One of the biggest learning curves for me as a new gardener and there have been many 😢 is to read the overall size of a tree.😂 Many have been planted and many have been cut down !
Great information and looking forward to learning more as the series progresses. Several years ago I had a designer draw up a plan for our garden. We implemented it in three stages the front yard, back patio area followed by adding beds around the perimeters. Having a plan gave a great foundation and prevented us making costly mistakes. The best part is through it all I discovered a passion for gardening. It brings so much joy! I’m new to your channel and really enjoyed all of the videos I have watched so far. You really do an awesome job….and have a very special family. 💚
Looking forward to this series!
In my area a garden designer costs $2,000. It really is prohibitive to the average person to go down that route. I've found if I take pictures into the nursery and ask opinions for a "dry shady location" or "shrubs that tolerate juglone" then the staff helps me find what I need. It would be lovely to work with a professional though.
Really looking forward to this series. And very timely for me as I will hopefully be buying a new house in the coming year and so will get to tackle putting in a new garden. It could end up being anything from a blank slate to an existing garden that I would likely want to change or overhaul.
Looking forward to the rest of this series!
Good information on where to go for help.
This will be a great series, I’m looking forward to watching more! Thank you!
I read John Brooks garden design book. His book has so much great easily understood information.
Always love and appreciate your videos. I .look forward to seeing this series. 😊
Jenny – My husband and I started to design and implement a garden rooms type of garden in Texas about 6 months ago. Yours was the first video I found that was helpful where you outlined 12 or 13 considerations for a garden design. My favorite was Name the garden (or room). Now you're starting a series on garden design and I am so looking forward to all you and Olivia have to share. Thank you for all your hard work preparing these videos.
Thank you both for such an informative session! I consider myself still a new subscriber to your channel, and I am in such awe that you have created your beautiful gardens on your own from experience! And what a success story to have a family member who will have such a career! 🥰🌸🇨🇦
Great video on Garden Design options. Got me thinking about some things. Thanks for sharing your personal garden photos & pluses & minuses of creating your own garden design & implementation. Unfortunately, I don’t have the budget to hire a professional designer or architect but would love it if I could. For us amateurs, giving it a go ourselves is the only way to go. As Olivia mentioned, starting with a blank canvas isn’t necessary if you already have some great assets. (I’d like to think I am in this category.). So, I am eager to hear more about planning a layout. Although, I am not an artist & don’t have CAD, I was thinking I could go out & do some measuring & come up with an amateur drawing of the property I have invested lots of time, money, and energy in over the years. Or, maybe could I “google map” the property, print it & start from there? So sweet that Olivia brings you tea! Looking forward to the next video…🏡