Getting started
Before you start a garden, start with a day.
What do you want a Tuesday to feel like outside? It is a more useful starting point than a long shopping list.
Picture an ordinary day. Where do you take your first cup of coffee? Where does the shade fall in the afternoon? What would make it easier to spend twenty more minutes outside?
Those small observations can become a clear brief. A garden might need a generous table, a private corner, a route that works in wet weather, or simply a view that feels calmer from inside.
Collect a few images, but give each one a reason. Is it the light, the scale of the planting, the colour of the stone, or the feeling of enclosure? The explanation is often more useful than the image itself.
Our brief builder helps gather those thoughts. It is a conversation starter, not a design prescription. You can leave any question open and return to it later.