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Outdoor reading room – Fareham
A school set in beautiful oak woodland asked me to create an outdoor reading room for pupils to incorporate native bulbs, scented shrubs, (reinstated) living willow structure, oak benching, log seating, areas for sculptures, etc…
Town garden – London
This is a family garden on split levels and on a heavy clay loam, it has been designed to attract bees, create year round colour, secret areas for the children, a vegetable growing area and a new front garden. In addition to the survey and detailed design, planting plans, drainage and electical plans were drawn…
Apple pruning – Gloucestershire
Formative pruning of apple trees – when apple trees are this young it is important to prune for strength, spacing of branches and formation of apple spurs.
Willow fish – Shepton Mallet
Today children of all ages descended on Kilver Court Gardens where they made willow fish to take home. I provided different coloured willows, including red dogwood, so that children could appreciate the natural colours of the twigs as well as the different feeling of stripped willow compared to withies with their bark on. All the…
Living Willow Tunnel – Basingstoke
Chilly weather with flurries of snow but I was helped by small groups of infants throughout the day.
Old Farmhouse garden – Somerset
The New Year has begun with an interesting design for a north facing, sloping site with the survey revealing a 3 metre drop across the garden. The design is going to incorporate stone walls, hedges for privacy, vegetable garden, water, tree house, contoured earth features, terraces, lean to greenhouse, sculpture, etc…
Snow man
This is the first of a series of willow figures, it isn’t yet finished but I don’t think the snow is going to last so I have taken the opportunity of photographing it in the snow.
Greenery & twigs – Shepton Mallet
My car was packed full of greenery and twigs for a morning of natural Christmas wreath making at Kilver Court. Upon arrival I was shown to the Director’s suite, an impressive room with wooden panneling, quirky furniture and an incredible view of the gardens complete with the majestic viaduct beyond. This was going to be…
Living willow tunnel at nature reserve
A bitter cold morning but the sun was out and the wind eventually dropped, it was a day of laughter, good humour and hands on learning for my class at Swanick Nature Reserve www.hwt.org.uk part of Hampshire & Isle of White Trust