Woman & Home South Africa

GARDEN DESIGN DILEMMAS sorted!

My garden is too long and narrow

IN BRIEF: Think of it as vertical and divide it horizontally

Upstairs windows are perfect for planning purposes. It’s useful to look at the effects of light and weather. This is what landscape designer Chris Moss did when he moved here. He knew he wanted a curving path to make the garden seem wider, as well as one place to sit and another to eat.

✢ Chris planned to grow vegetables, and planted them towards the back. Light dictated that he grow food and flowers on the sunnier side of the path; while curving, pruned box plants take the place

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