Landscape Design Tips

MJ Landscaping & Gardening has years of experience in garden design, construction and maintenance.
When planning your garden, we suggest that you start by considering these key questions:

• What is your lifestyle, how involved in the garden will you be?
• Do you have children, pets or both?
• How social are you?
• How will you use a BBQ and entertainment area?
• How will the entertainment areas integrate with the rest of the house?
• Does the garden slope or is it flat – will it need retainer walls for structure or for character?
• Do you prefer garden beds to be raised or level? What sort edging to you prefer?
• Do you have a budget?
• Can you zone the garden to allow you to develop different parts over time?
• What plants do you like – are they suitable? Are they already growing in the area in other gardens?
• Pathways, will they be pebble, rock, pavers, brick or timber?
• Do you want Turf or synthetic grass?
• Vegetable/Herb area?
• Garden features/water features?
• Rain water tanks?
• Type of irrigation system, manual or fully automatic?
• Will you incorporate lighting into your garden?