One major consideration to make when designing your ideal garden is sunlight. Often overlooked, sunlight can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of garden design. The sun rising in the East and setting in the West can help you to coordinate decorations or seating areas for example. First you need to know what direction your house and garden faces. Then you can design features around this. Do you want to be able to watch the sunset from a little alcove in your garden or do you want to avoid any seating which faces you into it? If you are enquiring into assistance from a landscaping architect make sure to make them aware of your preferences. They will be able to help you with your ideas and maybe suggest novel things which you haven’t considered before. Sunlight is something that cannot be changed, so make the most of it and design your garden around it to help make it that much more perfect.