Beginner gardening guides - Design Tips for Triangular Gardens: Hiding Sharp Angles & Creating Flow

Triangular gardens are one of those awkward shapes that absolutely baffle most gardeners, but here's the thing: they can actually create some of the most dynamic and interesting garden designs once you understand the principles. In this guide, I'm showing you exactly how I approach triangular garden design using my watercolour rendering technique. You'll watch me design several triangle shaped gardens in time lapse whilst I explain how to soften those harsh angles, create visual flow, and plan planting schemes that actually work with the space rather than fighting against it. What You'll Learn: The biggest mistakes people make with triangular gardens and how to avoid them. Techniques for disguising sharp corners and making them feel intentional rather than awkward. How to use curved borders and diagonal lines to create movement and interest. Plant placement strategies that draw the eye through the space rather than highlighting the weird angles. Design principles that work specifically for triangle, wedge, and corner plot gardens. After 15 years designing gardens professionally and transforming hundreds of awkward spaces on BBC Garden Rescue, I've learned that triangular plots aren't problems to solve, they're opportunities to create something genuinely interesting. Most rectangular gardens end up looking fairly similar, but triangular gardens force you to be creative, and that's when the magic happens. Whether you've got a corner plot, a wedge shaped side return, or a triangular back garden created by boundary lines, these design principles will help you make the most of what you've got. And watching the watercolour rendering process shows you exactly how professional designers think through spatial challenges and planting plans. Useful Links: 🌿 Visit my website for more guides: https://www.gardenninja.co.uk 📚 Online Garden Design Courses: https://www.gardenninja.co.uk/garden-design-services/courses/ 🎨 Garden Design Services: https://www.gardenninja.co.uk/garden-design-services/ 💬 Join my free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/gardenninjadesign Don't forget to subscribe for more garden design guides, and if this helped you tackle your awkward shaped garden, give it a thumbs up! Got a triangular garden question? Drop it in the comments and I'll help you out. #TriangularGarden #GardenDesign #GardenNinja #BBCGardenRescue #AwkwardShapedGarden #GardenPlanning #Watercolour #GardenRendering #GardenMakeover #UKGardening #SmallGardenDesign