Peter Donegan Garden Design & LandscapingThere are two parts to every new garden makeover created – What it was before and what it becomes after. This, matters again, in 2 departments pre works being carried out:
To that, this video above makes all the difference.
I never really liked showing the before photos or works in progress. That maybe is something that has come from my time in show and television garden building, in that there was always something left to the imagination irrespective of the hard work that went in behind the scenes.
The Chelsea’s of this world can be particularly good for that and it’s not until one gets talking to the gardens makers that you really appreciate that what might appear as the simplest of builds was one of that really required careful planning in order to make it for all including the client, seamless.
This phase 2 of this garden project was very much one of them.
As additions to gardens go or in fact as doing anything goes, I’ve always lived by the do it once and do it very right rule.
This may well be considered a (raised) garden wall, but there a few things of note before taking everything into consideration:
When one takes a garden within any location, the decision that has to be made pre its landscaping is essentially, how do you want it to make you feel when; the last plant is placed in the ground and upon first glance you see it. In a nutshell, irrespective of the amount one spends, your investment and subsequently your garden, should stand out and equally fit for all of the right reasons – and – make you feel right at home, or at work. I personally prefer the former.
I rarely if ever show works in progress photographs of gardens. I’ve no real specific reason for that; apart from the fact that I feel it shouldn’t influence whether you like that end result or not.
In a funny sort of a way, I will admit it does add to the story when you see what it was beforehand and here I’m going to make the exception.