garden design advice needed
Hi , we’ve moved from a Victorian terrace with a tiny yard into a bungalow with a garden. It’s overgrown, with a tree and ruined shed and collapsed timber greenhouse, all covered in ivy. We intend
to build a pottery studio and I’d like to have hens. It has a large patio which we will keep . Otherwise I’m at a slight loss. I like the idea of a pottager garden, with easily navigable paths and semi raised beds. However I want it to look lovely from the house, as it is overlooked from a sun room and a big window in the living room.
The end of the garden is overgrown and is unfenced , something to do with the owner of the house at the end having access to his gable, but we’ve heard he is in favour of a fence, presumably if we site it within our boundary so he still has access to his gable.
I can’t visualise what a potager will look like from the house. I’m more familiar with gardens which attempt to look like a slice of curated nature.
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Thanks Jonathan. You know us too well! Firepit evenings, moments of peace and recharging, and the opportunity for outdoor digging therapy are how we used our back yard and will probably be how we use this garden too. Sidenote: It’s amazing what AI can do these days.
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