If there's one thing that's been dictating the direction of garden design as of late, it's our growing awareness of the role our outdoor spaces play in relation to the wider environment. And this year, one word is dominating the conversation: permeability.
Nowadays, the way we design our gardens is far less about how they will look and far more about their impact on the local environment. As the effects of global warming become increasingly unavoidable, there's a growing sense of personal responsibility to help upkeep our local ecosystems and support biodiversity, and central to that mission is the idea of permeability.
