A minimalist garden design suits a young professional
looking for a clean, smart, low maintenance garden. It should feature sculptures, architectural
planting, and great vistas. All this adds up to an area you can both entertain
and relax in A
well designed minimalist garden can effectively provide you with an extra room. The need for plants is minimal, so use artificial
materials to create a bold, crisp landscape. Plants are indeed key to a minimalist design,
but it should be the hard landscape features which tie it together, with materials used
in sculpture and furniture being echoed in the paving. Use lighting to great effect, perhaps set
into the patio, to alter the garden's mood as you enter the twilight hours. Water can be used, but it should be calm and sedate which helps to create great reflective qualities It is important to
work with a good professional gardener and landscaper in order to realise your are ideas. Do not
be afraid to provide any professional with your own input and inspiration. Steel, glass, and concrete are all materials
heavily featured in many minimalist gardens. This ‘Industrial' basis does not mean it
has to be stark and unwelcoming, though a good knowledge of how to utilise these materials
is essential The front garden should always mimic the back,
perhaps carrying on any features such as sculpture or water.