Garden Design DIY

Most of us start our gardening journey by “experimenting”. That’s right, so did I! But it usually doesn’t take long before you find out you need a little help. Great advice goes a long way, so we collected a great set of video’s of people who actually know what they are doing when undertaking a Garden Design DIY project.

Great design principle to master

1. Unity & cohesion – whatever you put in your garden, it needs to somehow fit together and expresses an unity.
2. Sense of place – Each element in the garden should have a place, it needs to express that it deserve and belongs to the garden it is in.
3. Flow – Consider that most gardens are there to inhabit visitors, may this be people or enimals. There must be a logical flow, which may include pathways, seating areas, or observation areas or even vetgreable areas.
4. Balance & Rhythm – Balance can mean many things. It can be asymmetrical or symmetrical, this by itself is worth an entire playlist of videos. In the end what this means it brings you in a rhythm that puts you in the right state of mind, which you intend for your garden.
5. Proportion – Its important that the elements you place in the garden are in the right proportion. Size of plants & flows, but also structures at terraces and pathways should be sized according to what feels natural in the space it sits in. Also the amount is important. You may have have small plants, but if you put them in a too large area, this may upset the balance.
6. Focus point – What is the key purpose or focus of the garden? What do you want to say with your garden? Do you have the right focus on it?

That brings you to the key foundation of

“How to design a great garden” Video list