Formal English Garden

This generally describes a rather restrained garden which is ordered and carefully planned. This is for the gardener who likes the idea of their garden being organized, neat and tidy.

Guide Size

Good size is 30 m x 10.5m

Typical Features

• Overall design symmetrical and geometrical with a central circle cutting into the lawns.
• Red brick path running centrally down the length of the garden.
• Crisp edged lawns and flower beds all mirror imaged on each side of the central path.
• Rose covered pegola
• Pond, flower bed or sculpture at the centre of the design.
• Ideally hedges all around, you might have to start with fence panels covered with climbing plants.
• Level area close to house.
• Herb garden.

Typical Plants

• Roses, box hedges and topiary.

Maintenance and Care

This type of garden  usually involves a lot of care and maintenance. The unchanging character can only be achieved by hard work.

Lawns need to be cut and rolled, roses are a lifetime's work and hedges need ongoing care.

If you decide on this type of garden, get the main structure in place and then build other items little by little.