The Garden Design Series
Understanding the Ideas Behind Every Garden
A structured video series exploring the history, principles, and philosophy of garden design—so you can begin to see your garden differently.
Garden Design Ideas to Transform Your Space
Transform your compact yard with these awesome small space garden designs and learn how to make your garden look bigger and more beautiful!
This video dives into clever garden ideas for small spaces, including the strategic use of vertical gardening with arbors and trellises, creating illusions of depth with focal points and mirrors, and designing distinct ‘garden rooms’ to maximize your area.
Discover how well-planned pathways and garden flow, along with smart use of backdrops and container gardening with planters, can turn even the tiniest plot into a stunning and functional outdoor oasis with year-round interest. Get inspired to create your dream small garden today!
Elements of English Cottage Garden Design
English cottage gardens feel informal and timeless — but they’re built on clear design principles. In this short video, we explore the key elements of English cottage garden design using our own garden, seasonal footage, and gardens we filmed in England.
We look at informal structure, layered planting, traditional plants, wildlife, and the role of history in shaping the cottage garden style — even in winter.
Using footage from our garden across the seasons and gardens we visited in England, this video shows how classic cottage garden design balances structure with abundance, tradition with personal expression, and beauty with practicality.
If you enjoy English gardens, garden history, and thoughtful garden design, you’ll find more videos on this channel exploring historic English gardens and how these ideas continue to influence modern gardens today.
Dog Friendly Garden Design
If you have a dog, you already know… they can destroy a garden fast.
But is it actually possible to create a beautiful garden and a dog-friendly space?
In this video, I’ll show you how to design a dog friendly garden that works with your dog’s natural instincts—not against them.
We’ll cover:
> How to stop dogs from digging in flower beds
> Creating natural dog pathways through your garden
> The best layout ideas for dogs that patrol, dig, or chew
> Dog-safe planting strategies
> Simple design tricks that protect your plants without restricting your dog
Inspired by ideas seen at the Chelsea Flower Show and adapted for real home gardens, these tips will help you build a space that both you and your dog can enjoy. Whether your dog is a digger, patroller, or chewer—this will help.
