Small Garden Design Part 5

The journey around your garden is just as important as how it all looks

It’s getting exciting now….

The journey around your garden is just as important as it all looks. A large space but the same principle. Photo by Mario Dobelmann

You might not even realise it, but you’re well on the way to getting this garden space of yours sorted out. By this deep-down thinking about the space and kind of getting under its skin, you’ll have really got to know it. You’ll have grown to understand your feelings about it, going beyond “My garden is just really annoying” and moving instead to understand what are those small parts that are bothering you, and what you require of this garden in terms not just of elements, but also of how you want it to make you feel. You’ll be scribbling down wiggly lines and relaxed blobs of ideas; if you’re catching up, the previous instalments contain everything you need to know in order to continue along the journey. And today, the journey is key…