Garden Layout and Flow Design System

The Layout and Flow Design System helps you design a mythology garden as a sequence of experiences rather than a collection of decorative elements.

This printable planning guide walks you through the spatial decisions that make a garden feel intentional: where someone enters, what they encounter first, what stays hidden, where the path narrows, where the garden opens, and what gives each zone a reason to exist.

Inside, you will find:

• The primary spatial principle for mythology garden design

• Seven layout laws for creating mystery, movement, and visual depth

• A practical base-map process for identifying anchors, problem areas, and opportunity zones

• Threshold design guidance for entrances and transitions between garden zones

• Compression-and-release planning for making even small spaces feel more dramatic

• Zone-transition techniques using materials, planting, sound, water, and scent

• Center-of-gravity planning for giving every zone one clear focal purpose

• Path-material guidance and width principles

• Printable worksheets for planning the visitor journey, zones, infrastructure, and layout decisions

• A final layout checklist before you begin building

Designed to print, write on, and use beside your site assessment and garden plans.