The residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for thisContinue reading “Residential Garden Design”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Waddington
Homesteading: From Dream to Reality
Homesteading is a dream for many but becomes a reality for only a select few. In recent years, I’ve seen an increase in the number of people referring to themselves as future homesteaders, or revealing that their number one goal is to start a homestead, hobby farm, or smallholding of their own. Goal setting isContinue reading “Homesteading: From Dream to Reality”
London Garden Design: Natural Solutions for Sloping Gardens & Clay Soil
This sloping clay-soil garden was transformed into a wildlife-rich family landscape designed for year-round beauty, natural drainage, outdoor living, and long-term resilience. At EWSP Consultancy, every garden begins with understanding how people want to live within their landscape. This concept design was carefully developed following an in-depth consultation with the client, focusing on creating aContinue reading “London Garden Design: Natural Solutions for Sloping Gardens & Clay Soil”
Regenerative Luxury Landscape Design for an Amalfi Coast Villa
This is an early part of the concept work for a recent project that I have been working on – for a luxury villa project with steep terraces on the Amalfi Coast. This Villa is envisioned as more than a landscaped estate. It is conceived as a living Mediterranean landscape, one that restores, nourishes, andContinue reading “Regenerative Luxury Landscape Design for an Amalfi Coast Villa”
Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design
The regenerative garden design above is my recent masterplan for a rural residential site located in Garden Valley, California, within the Sierra Nevada foothill region. The landscape is characterised by gently sloping terrain, existing native woodland, and a mixture of open areas suitable for food production and family use. The site generally descends from theContinue reading “Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design”
Nigeria Permaculture Design: Water First Regenerative Design
This recent regenerative farm masterplan integrates ecological restoration, sustainable agriculture, water harvesting, and community education within a productive landscape system. The objective of the project is to create a resilient land management model that combines food production, livestock systems, agroforestry, and community facilities while improving soil health, biodiversity, and water retention. A structured, site-specific designContinue reading “Nigeria Permaculture Design: Water First Regenerative Design”
Caterham, Surrey, Garden Design
Above is a regenerative garden plan I created recently for a client in England. The aim of this concept design is to create a garden that feels natural, abundant and inviting, while remaining practical and relatively low maintenance. The plan works with the existing characteristics of the site, particularly its slope, existing trees, and boundaryContinue reading “Caterham, Surrey, Garden Design”
Saudi Arabia – Desert Permaculture
This permaculture masterplan proposes a resilient, climate-appropriate land system for this 1-hectare desert site in central Saudi Arabia. The plan integrates water harvesting earthworks, windbreak establishment, drought-tolerant native tree systems, rotational grazing paddocks, and intensive food production areas supported by stored rainwater (underground cisterns) and greywater reuse. The design is specifically adapted to the harshContinue reading “Saudi Arabia – Desert Permaculture”
Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System
A forest garden should do more than grow food. It should also reduce your workload over time while improving the land. In this guide, we break down the key forest garden design goals that create a low-maintenance, high-function system built for long-term resilience. As a designer, I focus on two core outcomes when designing forestContinue reading “Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System”
Utah Native Plant Nursery Demonstration Garden
This project from late last year sets out to create a beautiful, welcoming, and inspiring native plant demonstration garden that celebrates the unique character of northern Utah’s native landscapes. If you love native plants and want to work out the best planting plan for your own property, fill the form or book a Land StrategyContinue reading “Utah Native Plant Nursery Demonstration Garden”