Getting it right, from the start
or how experience teaches us how to think ahead. There’s nothing more frustrating than having a great plan that fails because it’s based on the wrong information. It’s the same with landscape gardening. Whether you’re rejuvenating an established garden or creating something brand new, careful preparation is key to success. The right planning will deliver gardens that are not just a long term pleasure, it will unlock the hidden wonders of the natural world. Thinking: inside or outside the box? And there’s nothing like experience to show us how things can be done better. Only through experience is it possible to properly understand quite why specific choices will have particular outcomes. Of course, we can all do some research and find information online (and in books!) and we might even be able to produce appealing garden designs, based purely on theory. But it’s only with experience that the garden designer, plantsperson, and landscape specialist will be able to develop the