All right, now we have the design going, and the base plane figured out, we need to think of how materials can affect the design the perception of the design that you are doing. And also you need to think of how you want the clients to interact with the space. So if you want them to go from the front garden to the house as soon as possible, that's where you can use a dynamic pattern. For example, lane breaks in the running bond pattern, which is end to end. That gives you the visual linear pathway that's laying in front of you and it tends to move people down quicker, rather than if you would use more of a static pattern like the basket vive, where you have two bricks vertically and two horizontally. formality and informality of the space can be directly influenced by by your choice of materials and patterns.

So now we're going to have a look Get some photographs of different materials and different patterns. This is the brake direct pattern. And the whole idea of it is that it tends to move you down along the pathway. The brake basket weave pattern. This is more static pattern more used in a seating areas, patios, maybe the front porch, and these are also reclaimed breaks so it will give you much more of an informal look to it rather than brand new fancy tiles or breaks. In this photograph, we have what's called the herringbone pattern.

This is the flagstone paving, it can have a formality to it, it has a certain casualness, and kind of it kind of slows your pace down. You can also do planting over the edges to blur the straight lines. Here we have natural stone, it usually has a very casual look to it. And finally the gravel It's very informal. And for a casual part of yard gravel is very good material. And in here we have concrete, there is a certain amount of formality to it.

It blends together with other material, for example, stone, and it makes it cohesive. So to wrap up this lesson on how materials can influence your garden design, keep in mind those two basic components, the static and the dynamic pattern. And regardless on what you're working with, you can reinforce these patterns with the way that you lay your paving stones or your breaks. And also with the use of plant materials. If you want people to move faster, give them something really interesting to see at the end of the path, like focal point or water feature, a bench, maybe a view like a VISTA over the embankment If you want them to linger, create more of a static space, maybe with seating or overhead structure. As I said, garden design is much more of a psychological pursuit and it is just horticulture or architectural occurs to you.

And you want to learn how to manipulate all of these ideas and how to put them together to create fun, dynamic, interesting design and also have to manipulate people to move them through the garden, the way you envision for the design to unfold. Okay, I think that's all for this lecture. We'll wrap it up in a summary and I'll see you there.