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What should your garden be used for?

A garden is primarily designed for use.

Before discussing plants or atmospheres, it is essential to understand how you wish to use your outdoor space on a daily basis.

Parking, resting, hosting, playing, cooking, working, or simply observing nature: each use involves specific choices regarding layout, circulation, materials, and vegetation.

Identifying theright usesallows for the design of a coherent, sustainable garden that is truly suited to your lifestyle.

Parking & circulation

A garden that integrates parking and movement without sacrificing comfort or aesthetics. 

#parking · #circulation · #house-access · #robust-surfaces · #daily-logistics

Welcoming & hosting

A garden designed to share moments, welcome family and friends, and structure convivial spaces. 

#parking · #circulation · #house-access · #robust-surfaces · #daily-logistics

Resting & relaxing

A space dedicated to calm, reading, or relaxation, sheltered from view and noise. 

#rest · #calm · #privacy · #shade · #soothing-atmosphere

Cooking & eating outside

A garden designed for outdoor meals, barbecues or summer cooking, with well-integrated technical constraints. 

#barbecue · #outdoor-cooking · #proximity-to-house · #wind · #user-comfort

Playing & living as a family

An evolving garden, designed for children, play and daily use, without compromising on aesthetics. 

#family-garden · #safety · #evolvability · #robustness · #multiple-uses

Observing & contemplating

A garden to look at as much as to walk through, designed to offer views, perspectives and a strong plant presence. 

#contemplation · #perspectives · #visual-structure · #landscape-reading

Producing & cultivating

A garden that allows for cultivation, harvesting and nourishment, while remaining clear and structured. 

#vegetable-garden · #orchard · #nourishing-use · #biodiversity · #seasonality

Uses give meaning to the garden.

You now have a clearer vision of how you wish to live and use your outdoor space.

The next step is to think about thestructural elements and the infrastructurethat will make these uses possible, comfortable and sustainable over time.

Explore the structure and hardscape of the garden