The way that I have designed my garden is, as a friend of mine only half-jokingly described it, ‘like a series of allotments’.
It means there are a number of different areas, all quite separate and usually hidden from the rest. I make no apologies for this and enjoy the surprises and sense of enclosure that it brings.
Inevitably this means that different sections of the garden have their own character.
We also try to treat each separate area as though it were the only garden that we had. This means that each section has to stand up to the strictest scrutiny and aesthetic standards.