ᐅ Garden Planning – Initial Draft

Pinkiponk schrieb:

I didn’t know where to post this thread, but I’m happy to add it now. Please suggest where, and I will close this thread with the appropriate note.

No, please don’t create more confusion at this stage. Just create the cross-links yourself this time, both here and in your second terraced house thread; as I said, my overview of your threads is starting to get stretched too thin.

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Pinkiponk schrieb:

Yes, I need to look into that. I wasn’t aware. I thought it was only important that the branches don’t grow over to the neighbor’s side. Although I like it with my neighbors on the right because I get to enjoy some of their plants without having to pay for everything myself. 🙂 They also said I’m allowed to harvest what grows over.

Simply put, the higher the trees, the further away they need to be planted. As long as you agree with your neighbors, no one else will really care. But definitely plan a desired height and a maximum height for all trees and hedges. Choose plants that will stay within the size you want or can be easily maintained at that size. In the past, far too many large trees were planted too close to houses.

When it comes to gazebos, I’d hesitate to park my car under one during winter. You definitely need something that can handle real snow loads. And even though a well-braced gazebo can withstand a lot more wind than you’d expect, at home we have one standing year-round, even in storms. So I’d recommend a carport instead. Or simply skip the roof cover altogether.

I also think there is a real need for a proper seating area directly adjacent to the kitchen/dining area. For parties, it’s barely suitable and also inconvenient for regular visitors. I would switch things around: main seating right next to the house, with a second, smaller seating area in a corner for smaller groups without food. You can still have a nice view of the greenery if you create something attractive right beside the terrace.

Overall, I feel the design concept is still missing. Do you want to fence off the property or keep it open? What about the field? How do you plan to incorporate it? Are you aiming for a purely decorative garden or one that also serves as a kitchen garden? Do you want a natural-style garden or something more like a formal show garden? Are there plants you definitely want to include, and do they have special requirements (e.g., full sun, sheltered from wind, support structures for climbing plants)? How much time do you want to spend maintaining the garden?

Where will you store gardening tools and how many do you need? If you have a carport, it’s also important to consider: what about bicycles? Tool storage room or garden shed?

Regarding compost, I’ve already shared my opinion but I’ll say it again. That thing is for a balcony, not a garden. At first, it will probably be enough, but very soon you’ll fill it just with grass clippings — even the large models. What will you do with the leaves once you start getting them in larger amounts after a few years?
So plan a suitable place for compost from the start and don’t make it too small. Two compartments, each about 1 cubic meter (35 cubic feet) is the right size, plus maybe an extra space for green waste if you have more than three trees.
At this point, I wouldn’t strictly follow the building or zoning regulations but just plan ahead. In our case, the garden easily exceeds the requirements, which then gives me flexibility to deviate from them. (For example, the regulations require fruit trees to be standard tall types, but these would be way too big for a house garden and produce too much fruit in the medium term. So I plan to choose smaller growth forms instead. Do your rules specify anything about that?)

When I sit, I tend to look into the distance, beyond the terrace. The terrace, with its container garden, can also be kept green.

Sit in your house and observe where your gaze falls when you eat or relax.

Try not to plan everything all at once. The colors are set, but the structure is still missing. It feels random. Let the garden develop gradually. Being outdoors is important to you.
A raised bed for lettuce, a bench surrounded by climbing roses, alternative paths such as a mown strip through the wildflower meadow, and so on.
I would have expected a miniature formal garden in your case.

In my opinion, a patio door without a fixed step is not ideal. But okay, it’s then similar to a floor-to-ceiling window.
The terrace right next to the house is used much more often and more spontaneously, especially if the kitchen is nearby (which unfortunately it isn’t in this case. I would definitely consider planning an outdoor kitchen).

The compost pile can also be neatly enclosed.

Or you can go to the green waste disposal site when you have a larger amount.