This expert-approved design feature is a favorite of Buckingham Palace’s garden

Garden landscaper Manoj Malde is a royal garden expert; however, you can bring his favorite design feature into gardens of all shapes and sizes. 

The award-winning garden designer has a wealth of knowledge about the most prestigious gardens in the world, from Buckingham Palace to Balmoral. His new series, Secrets of the Royal Gardens, explores these landscape ideas in detail; however, you don’t need a royal-sized garden to incorporate his favorite design feature. 

In an interview with Gardeningetc, Manoj Malde (opens in new tab) revealed his go-to design tip involves creating a journey through the garden. 

This garden design idea brings a sense of wonder to your exteriors – and you can recreate it in gardens of any size. Here’s how you can bring a sense of Buckingham Palace into your own garden. 

Creating a journey through the garden – according to Manoj Malde

The designer explains that you can create a journey through your space through a combination of various design solitons. ‘Level change – even if it is one step up or down – helps to give that sense of journey,’ Manoj says. Alternatively, you can go on a journey by creating a seating area (other than the patio near the house), which will give you a destination at the end of your path. 

‘Pushing social spaces out further into the garden gives you a reason to use the whole garden,’ Manoj adds. 

You can also create a sense of travel by experimenting with your garden path ideas – as seen at Buckingham Palace. The Gardeningetc news team recently visited the famous gardens to find they are a maze of gently curving paths. These twisting paths allow you to wander through the garden without knowing what is around the corner. The paths also conceal where you have already walked, so you can’t see what is behind you. 

This feature creates a distinct sense that you are going on a journey through the garden, as it slowly reveals itself as you explore. And, while not every garden offers a journey as long as Buckingham Palace’s, the sense of wonder remains the same. 

UK-based readers can discover more about how to plan your garden design (to mirror these iconic gardens) via Secrets of the Royal Gardens on More4, on Wednesdays at 9pm (GMT).