Following our visit to Wollerton Old Hall, we reflect on twelve elements that make this garden work so well. We discuss some of the ideas we can translate into our own garden to improve the design.

0:00 Intro
1:46 The early days of making our garden
3:46 My first encounter with Wollerton
5:03 What makes a Garden?
5:41 1) Divide the space
6:27 What’s in a name?
7:04 The Parterre!
7:36 2) Obsure the view
9:06 3) Add focal points
10:02 4) Frame the focal point
11:04 5) Add layers
12:31 6) Punctuation
13:33 7) Immersive planting
14:36 8) Areas of calm
17:05 9) Less grass
19:40 10) Interesting shapes
21:19 11) Vertical structure and height
22:40 How to take things to the next dimension!
23:40 Axis Points and borrowed views
25:08 Conclusion and goodbye

See the video ‘A Visit to Wollerton Old Hall’ for a short tour of the garden in its entirety.