Garden for health and wellbeing
BRIEF
Our client was a couple who both work from home and are passionate about benefits of being in nature and wanted a garden for health and wellbeing.
The brief was to combine a beautiful private garden with a landscape that can be used for ‘Eco-therapy’ (psychotherapy outdoors).
We have built a reputation for designing gardens that are good for the soul – creating beautiful spaces that promote health and wellbeing, for example in this Mindfulness Garden
DESIGN SOLUTION
The design solution combined:
- An ’Inner’ garden; a beautiful private garden for the couple to relax, entertain and indulge their joy of horticulture, flower arranging and design
- An ‘Outer’ garden; a more naturalistic landscape that the couple can enjoy and can also be used for 1-1 Eco-therapy (‘Eco-therapy’ , requires a naturalistic landscape with contrasts, transitions and thresholds that may provide rich metaphors and a sense of journey.)
There needed to be a ‘semi permeable’ boundary between them that allowed some privacy within the inner garden when clients are present, but did not make the spaces feel completely separate.
We incorporated contemporary design that harmonised with the natural landscape and enhanced a connection to nature.
We have written a blog on why gardens and green space are good for you and if you are interested in therapy outdoors click here
