GARDEN DESIGN THE BEST LAID PLANS I
t should come as no surprise to hear that it is raining and everything in the garden is sodden. Just the sort of weather to appreciate the first sniffings of spring from behind a pane of glass.
Part of the joy of creating a garden, no matter what its size, is the planning and dreaming phase. Beautiful pictures of perfect herbaceous borders and plumptious vegetables are a wonderful way to while away a wet day. However, dreaming about the overall plan and layout of your garden can be just as rewarding.
In order to be able to do this
you need an accurate plan of your plot. these are officially known as Topographical Surveys.
Part of the joy of creating a
Lord of the Rings – and the base recording station actually turns by itself to follow them round the garden. You get the distinct impression that you are being watched!
garden, no matter what its size, is the planning and dreaming phase
These days surveys are done using lasers and high tec gizmos that are millimeter accurate. It is quite interesting to watch a surveyor in action because they have a staff with what looks like a crystal on the top of it – not entirely unlike a character out of
A professionally carried out survey will not only tell you exactly where all the boundaries, buildings, walls and paths are but it will also show the position of steps, manhole covers, drainage runs and the size of trees and existing vegetation. It will also include contour lines and hundreds of numbers. These are the spot heights, which usually relate to the threshold height inside one of the external doors of the house. Without these you cannot accurately plan how the levels in the garden will work. You won’t
know how many steps you will need for instance to get from one level to the next or if you will need any retaining walls or banks.
If you have never seen a survey before it might, on first sight, seem a bit overwhelming. however what you will have in front of you will be a totally accurate birds eye view of your garden. All you then need is a sharp pencil, a scale rule, a rubber and some inspiration. From this point you can accurately plan and draw the garden of your dreams.
This is a great way to start the spring and much more pleasant than getting soaking wet and covered in mud. You can save that for another day.
colette@charsleydesign.com www.charsleydesign.com t: 01803 722449. m: 07774 827799. Follow me on Twitter @ColetteCharsley
Professional Landscape and Garden Design
Creative and beautiful designs for village, town and country gardens
Colette Charsley PG Dip OCGD 01803 722449 07774 827799
colette@charsleydesign.com www.charsleydesign.com
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