Garden ideas
A few of the layouts we return to again and again. Use them as inspiration, mix them together, or bring your own ideas to the survey.
Idea 01 · Shade
A light steel or bamboo pergola planted with gourds, passion fruit or flowering climbers. Within a season it creates a cool, dappled ceiling over seating or paths, and the climbers feed you as well. Best on roofs with strong afternoon sun and space for a 2.4-metre frame.
Idea 02 · Narrow spaces
Terraces and open corridors can hold a surprising amount of food when containers are lined up along one wall. We vary container heights for interest, keep a clear walkway and run a single drip line along the row.
Idea 03 · Everyday picking
A tight cluster of herbs and salad leaves placed by the stairs or kitchen door. Because it is passed every day, it is picked every day — which keeps plants bushy and productive.
Idea 04 · For keen growers
A shaded, sheltered shelf for raising your own seedlings. Seed trays and small pots stay protected from wind and heavy rain until plants are strong enough for the beds.
Idea 05 · Most popular
Six to eight raised beds laid out in two rows with a central path wide enough for a basket. Crops rotate between beds each season to keep soil healthy and pests guessing.
Mix and match
Put fruiting crops where the sun is strongest, greens where afternoon shade falls, and seating where it is coolest.
Edges and corners are windier. Use lower plants or windbreak screens there, and keep tall climbers away from parapets.
Keep at least 60 cm of path between beds so you can kneel, carry a basket and reach drain outlets.
Plants with similar water needs share a drip zone, so nothing is drowned or left dry.
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Mention it when you book your survey and we will show you how it could work on your roof.
