The Elements of Garden Style What is it that makes a great garden design?
Many people have a natural instinct for selecting plants, features and details, but they may be unable to explain their ideas or define exactly why a style does or does not work. Good design is certainly instinctive, but the inability to justify your design ideas can cause doubt in a client’s mind, and besides, if you don’t fully understand what works and why, then how can you ensure repeated success every time…? The elements and principles of design represent universal ideas that are relevant to all areas and disciplines of design. These can help you to objectively assess what it is about a garden that works, and what it is that doesn’t. By understanding how a successful style is constructed, you will be able to recreate any style effectively, whatever your own personal preferences, and you should be able to do so with your own unique twist! In addition to “training your eye”, this section of the course will teach you the terminology to communicate your ideas effectively and professio
