With more and more home owners investing money in Architecturally Designed Gardens - thus adding more value to properties than the cost of creating them - this is now becoming another way to generate a greater long term benefit.

Garden Design is becoming a more common feature in modern homes whereby homeowners are looking to exploit all the areas that lie within their property boundary.

Where the outside space at the rear of a property was almost exclusively defined by a lawn, flower beds and more recently a patio'd area - it now can include swimming pool, conservatory, garden 'rooms' for leisure and even office space.

With the 'footprint' of many gardens equalling (and often) exceeding the footprint of the actual dwelling itself, plus the advent of global warming meaning people are able to spend more time outdoors than ever before, gardens are becoming just as important as dining rooms and lounges.

But unlike dining rooms and lounges, these outdoor areas are more and more exotic.