Hi

Just wondering if when designing new gardens for clients is there a tendancy to forget what a garden is for ?A garden should be a place for all including kids and in recent times most gardens have taken on the guise of an indoor room with formality and hard surfaces a priority. I for one love to see large areas for kids to play on, plenty of grass with lots of smelly and flowering plants for kids to admire.

Thats not to say that formality and hard surfaces dont have their place but I do favour the garden which suits all tastes and all people.

What are your thoughts, is the trend changing  or are we to see more metal and stone?

Just wondered what your views are on the use of green waste compost in horticulture and have any of you had experience of using it. Do you think it's the way forward especially with all the hype surrounding the use of peat recently.

It would be a shame if it was treated more like a gimmick rather than a proffesional uesable product. Let me know your thoughts please.