Garden zoning is a straightforward design concept which enhances the functionality of your outdoor space. Rather than a single open space, you establish several distinct “rooms,” each with a function: an eating area; play zone and perhaps quiet coffee area.
What do you want the space to be used for?
The first step is to identify the specific zones you require, before even thinking about employing plants or paving. Common ones include:
Outdoor seating
Play-area that you can see from the kitchen
Privacy from a privacy planting zone
Storage: Utility (Bins, Logs and Bikes)
Use boundaries (without building walls)
Fences do not make good separation. Try:
Surface changes (from patio to gravel, from gravel to lawn)
Border idea – Flagstone perched atop raised beds or planters to outline a seating zone
Vertical elements – pergolas, arches and trellis
Privacy hedges and screening plants
Flow-lines for directing user movement so layout looks purposeful
Think about sightlines and flow
A well-planned garden design unveils its entirety in layers. By introducing a rounded path or planted screen, you are drawn through to the next “room”. The garden is also being used at night in the summer, with the lighting helps to define zones. For Landscapers Gloucester, contact https://phoenixgardenersgloucester.co.uk/services/landscaping
An example of this is how to reuse materials/plants across different zones (e.g. the same paving on one area as in another, or the repeated use of colour palette/grasses). And finally… Whatever the purpose of each “room”, it holds the garden together with a single narrative.
