Planning outdoor area - positioning the terrace

which program do you use to draw this?

Personally, I wouldn’t split the lawn area like this. That means orienting the raised bed more towards the terrace so that you have a larger lawn area on one side for your children.

The drawing comes from the Gala architect. He planned the raised bed directly next to the kitchen exit, which I personally find sensible. However, it is too big for me and uses up lawn area as you rightly say. I also don’t need these stepping stones in the lawn just like the slope.

This is the draft from the landscape architect. Unfortunately without dimensions. He didn't receive any specifications from us. We just let him do his thing. He would have connected the pool to the terrace at the bottom of the plan. But for now, that's a bit too risky for me since we want to have children soon. The house is 10.75 x 11.75

How does it work with such a landscape architect? Does he just give you the plan shown above and that's it, or does he design the entire garden for you? That must be really expensive, right? Regarding the pool, I would already start thinking about where you could at least place an “above-ground pool” every year without destroying the entire lawn each time, so on some kind of solid surface, and also plan a power supply for it.

Best regards Sabine

May I ask how much a [Gala-Architect] costs? We are also planning to redesign a garden soon, but I am a bit hesitant about the costs.

The landscape gardener works together with the landscape architect. The architect plans, the gardener executes. It is therefore similar to construction. Regarding the pool, we already know where it will go if the plan is realized as such. The plastic pool can also be placed on a substructure so that the lawn does not suffer too much underneath. Creating a separate area for it is out of the question. For the costs, you can roughly plan about 10% of the house costs.

Regarding the pool, we already know where it will go if the plan is realized as is. The plastic pool can also be placed on a substructure so that the lawn underneath doesn’t suffer too much. Leveling a separate area for it is out of the question.

The substructure doesn’t work, the lawn will definitely be damaged, it needs light, fertilizer, and must be mowed at least once a week. You should think about that, the kids definitely want a pool in the garden somehow, and it can be placed well on a paved corner or on the terrace. 10% of the house costs seems too cheap to me now. We had a user here once who mentioned something about a six-figure sum. With all the plant planning, you also have to consider what kind of plant care you are ready for. You have planned a lot of plants, including a hedge, probably perennial beds in front, etc. Such a hedge is quite maintenance-intensive, and perennial beds, etc. also need care, so it’s not done with just planting once. So if you are not big "garden fans," I would take that into account when planting.

Best regards Sabine