Difficult Gardens

Garden lighting finesses a good design; adding safety, security and ambience. But it’s so often poorly done.In this episode we share tips from the experts to enhance your night garden experience, how to use lighting responsibly and what to avoid.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱

Gardens are dynamic; we can plan and anticipate but we can't predict how they will evolve. So what do you expect from a garden designer? Are you buying a product with an end-state or are you buying a journey?In this episode we weigh up what you are investing in and consider where it could take you.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱

Have you ever wondered who are the real people behind these voices? If you’ve enjoyed listening to us over the last 16 months, this episode will take you ‘behind the scenes’ chatting about our friendship, career journeys, hobbies and inspiration that have made us who we are. We also give you a sense of the future of the podcast and invite you to help us take the next step.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:13) Early days (03:35) Careers (05:48) Hobbies (09:18) Landscape design (14:24) Businesses (20:04) Inspiration (27:56) Podcast future

Designing your garden around food production is great for your physical and mental health. This episode discusses how good design can improve your gardening experience, productivity, efficiency and access. We give ideas and inspiration for optimising the layout and choosing suitable materials, accessories and plants. However, it’s not a style for everyone and does require considerable capacity and dedication.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:00) Intro (05:22) Layout (11:50) Materials (15:14) Structures (19:51) Plants (22:40) Water

An outdoor space dedicated to reflection, relationship and connection can be deeply restorative. Perhaps you would like to create a memory garden to honour a loss or a celebration of a person, pet, event or cultural link? In this episode, we chat about what makes a memory garden meaningful and offer practical ideas to personalise your special space.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:00) Intro (04:38) What is it? (07:09) Location (13:28) Significant plants (18:58) Water features (20:30) Practical ideas (25:19) Key take-aways

Back yards come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and each brings its own set of design challenges. In this episode, we chat about manipulating space to make a garden more interesting and inviting, and we offer design solutions for different garden shapes. So, whether you have a shallow-wide, narrow-long, square or irregular shaped garden, tune in to hear ideas and tricks for creating a beautiful and functional backyard design.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:00) Intro (06:18) Layout Scenarios (07:53) Shallow and wide Layouts (14:16) Narrow and long Layouts (19:02) Square Layouts (23:22) Irregular shape Layouts (26:50) Summary

Not all gardens are created equal. In fact, most have challenges that can feel overwhelming. This episode will tackle some of those tricky spaces, such as slope, balconies, vertical spaces, privacy and pokey corners. Listen in for practical ideas and inspiration to re-frame your thinking about how to best transform these tough areas.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:15) Intro (04:58) Slope (14:35) Rooftops and balconies (21:44) Light wells (27:08) Vertical (29:32) Privacy (33:54) Angles

Do you need a forgiving and low maintenance garden? We give you plenty of reasons to consider why a Mediterranean garden may suit you. To help create this tough, water hardy and sustainable garden style, we offer ideas and inspiration for choosing the layout, colours, materials, accessories and plants. We also highlight style fails and how to adapt this style to your non-Mediterranean climate and soil.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:14) Intro (05:31) Layout (07:07) Materials (14:31) Water features (18:05) Plants (26:52) Supplements (30:20) Soils

Sense of Place is about taking cues from your broader landscape to create a garden that belongs to that place. Honouring your surrounding landforms or soils, endemic plants or cultural references may become the central idea for your garden’s design. In this episode we chat about what sense of place means and how it can be interpreted to inform your design choices. If your garden feels like it belongs to its context – bush, seaside or inner city – then it’s probably a good environmentally sustainable choice too.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:00) Intro (05:27) Layout (08:01) Touch (11:32) Sight (15:51) Smell (20:10) Taste (21:39) Sound

Do you crave order and control? Are neat hedges and edges your thing? If so, the discipline and calm of a formal garden may be perfect for you. In this episode we chat about the design elements of a formal garden. We give you plenty of ideas and inspiration for choosing the layout, plants, structures and materials that are true to creating these gardens. It may sound simple, but this is one style that demands restraint and application of the principles to really nail it.⁠Photos for this episode⁠⁠ are on Instagram at ⁠⁠OnGardenDesign⁠⁠ ☕☕☕⁠⁠ BUY US A COFFEE⁠⁠ if you loved this episode 🌼🌷🌱 (00:12) Intro (05:16) Layout (11:19) Water (13:57) Hedges (18:47) Plants (23:57) Materials & structures (28:30) Features