THE “EMPTY GARDEN PRINCIPLE”: Why Hiring Us Creates the Outdoor Space You’ve Been Dreaming Of

Most gardens don’t fail because of bad plants.
They fail because of too many ideas.

People collect Pinterest boards… buy random shrubs on sale… add a pergola because a neighbour added one… mix styles, colours, shapes, trends—
and eventually end up with a space that feels cluttered, disconnected, and impossible to enjoy.

That’s where we come in.

When we begin a garden design project, we use our version of what Steve Jobs called the “Empty Table Principle.”

We start by clearing the slate.
Not adding more.
Not complicating things.
But removing everything that doesn’t belong.

We listen.
We observe the space.
We stand quietly in your garden—no rushing, no forcing ideas—and we strip the design down to its core purpose:

How should this garden make you feel?
What should it let you do?
What makes it you?

Only then do we rebuild, intentionally.

One choice at a time.
One feature with real purpose.
One design direction—clear, cohesive, unmistakably yours.

Because the truth is:

Beautiful gardens aren’t created through addition.
They’re created through clarity.

Just like Apple removed dozens of products to focus on four extraordinary ones, we remove the noise in your space so the value becomes obvious:

• The perfect seating area appears once the clutter disappears

• The right plants reveal themselves once the style becomes clear

• The entire garden feels larger, calmer, more harmonious once the distractions are gone

This is why our clients love working with us:

We don’t just design gardens.
We design certainty.

You don’t get overwhelmed with endless options.
You don’t have to guess what goes where.
You don’t waste money on plants that don’t fit the bigger picture.

Instead, you get one clear, confident design that feels inevitable—like your garden was always meant to look this way.

Because when your outdoor space has purpose,
when every element is intentional,
when the noise is gone…

your garden becomes unforgettable.

And that’s exactly what we create.

If you want a garden that feels beautifully simple, deeply functional, and unmistakably “you,” we’d love to design it for you.