Now remember that a plan is the garden seen from above so you don't need to do little drawings that make a sundial look like a sundial - you're looking down onto the plan. Keep your symbols simple.

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She made a smooth transition from house to garden with a terrace of Indian stone setts and used Breedon gravel as an easy-care flooring, marking the outline of a central “rug” with timber ...