Comment on our landscape design

[Mr Blobby]

We've spoken to two landscapers and both are mad about lots of plants and trees and seem deaf to low maintenance.

 

We have a digger on site next week so under pressure to finalise this. 

Neighbours' houses are to the rear and to the right, so some privacy on the patio would be nice but we are not big gardeners so not too keen on the plants on the patio next to the retaining wall.

Retaining wall around patio will be over 600 so we will need to put a rail or build the wall up to 1.1 metre for building regs I think.

 

Digger access is LHS of house, but think it may be useful to leave access for digger instead of all wall.

 

Comments please....

 

 

Edited 21 hours ago by Mr Blobby

[Mr Punter]

If you are not keen gardeners the greenhouse will be unused.  A shed for the mower, strimmer, hosepipe and other garden tools and furniture may be more useful.  The Griselinia hedge may be a bit of a solid green mass.  Maybe rural hedge mix of, say dog rose, hazel, dogwood, hawthorn would be more wildlife friendly and give more seasonal variation.

[Spinny]

Is that a wall around the edge of the patio ? If so it would seem to cut off the lawn from the patio. Wouldn't you want to look out and see the lawned area when sat on the patio or in the house ?

A lot probably depends on use cases etc i.e. exactly how you plan to use the garden and who will use it etc e.g. adults, kids, elderly, wheelchairs etc.

Maybe consider a second outside tap on the other side or near the house for watering and cleaning.  (or is that one marked there already ?)

Which way is south and have you considered where you want shading ?

Sight lines from windows and seating positions would normally be something to consider and relate to seasonality of planting - magnolia flowers early, spring blossom tree, autumn colour etc.

 

It is difficult to comment too much without knowing what is there already, and how much things are constrained by that and by budget.