HI @helenpd
Great to see you on the forum from my Garden Ninja Facebook page! Welcome!
I've seen those rotating garden pods at many a flower show. They are really tempting, given their arresting looks and quirky appeal. You're right to have some caution though, as to how it will blend and fit into your garden. It probably won't surprise you but it's a real design skill to get such structures to work and not simply look like it's crash-landed into the garden.
However, with some carefully considered design, these can look fantastic (better than the one simply plonked on a terrace, as the image above shows!).
Without going into full garden design, there are a few things you would need to consider if you go down this route.
How to incorporate a garden pod into a garden:
- How will you 'nest' the pod into the garden? Will you use herbaceous perennials, shrubs or trees to help ground it?
- What will the access to the pod and around it be? Paved, lawn or gravel? Can you create a journey that incorporated the pod rather than simply circumventing it?
- Can you tie in the materials with other garden structures, ie an arch made of the same timber or a series of decorative posts to help connect it?
- What is the viewpoint or focal point from the Pod? Is it just back to the house or looking out over a super deep and delicious herbaceous border?
- How to you avoid neighbours looking into or down onto the pod from above?
As you can see, there's a lot to consider. I'm going to point you to my flower bed design tutorial as I think this will guide your thinking.
https://youtu.be/h7DfM3xqfR4
Then I recommend booking a 1-hour consultation with me where I can provide some sketches of how I'd incorporate it. It may be worth the investment to spend an hour with me as it may lead you to a definite yes or no when it comes to installing a seating pod in your garden.
Hopefully, this gets you asking the right questions which will lead to your design.
All the best
Lee
HI @helenpd
Great to see you on the forum from my Garden Ninja Facebook page! Welcome!
I've seen those rotating garden pods at many a flower show. They are really tempting, given their arresting looks and quirky appeal. You're right to have some caution though, as to how it will blend and fit into your garden. It probably won't surprise you but it's a real design skill to get such structures to work and not simply look like it's crash-landed into the garden.
However, with some carefully considered design, these can look fantastic (better than the one simply plonked on a terrace, as the image above shows!).
Without going into full garden design, there are a few things you would need to consider if you go down this route.
How to incorporate a garden pod into a garden:
- How will you 'nest' the pod into the garden? Will you use herbaceous perennials, shrubs or trees to help ground it?
- What will the access to the pod and around it be? Paved, lawn or gravel? Can you create a journey that incorporated the pod rather than simply circumventing it?
- Can you tie in the materials with other garden structures, ie an arch made of the same timber or a series of decorative posts to help connect it?
- What is the viewpoint or focal point from the Pod? Is it just back to the house or looking out over a super deep and delicious herbaceous border?
- How to you avoid neighbours looking into or down onto the pod from above?
As you can see, there's a lot to consider. I'm going to point you to my flower bed design tutorial as I think this will guide your thinking.
Then I recommend booking a 1-hour consultation with me where I can provide some sketches of how I'd incorporate it. It may be worth the investment to spend an hour with me as it may lead you to a definite yes or no when it comes to installing a seating pod in your garden.
Hopefully, this gets you asking the right questions which will lead to your design.
All the best
Lee
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