I have made and delivered three large willow pods for a garden in Bristol, they each measure about 1.1m in diameter and 1.5 – 2metres high. Made of willow, old man’s beard, dogwoods and silver birch they are textural and bold in shape. They will provide a strong focal point whilst being attractive to nesting birds and will…
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Orchard update – Shepton Mallet
Lesson number 2: “once you see the pest it is probably too late”
Eco house garden – Shepton Mallet
box edged herbaceous borders
Large willow sculptures
Giant willow pod sculptures, my latest commission – work in progress
Family garden – Shepton Mallet
Garden on the site of an old railway station, designed for maximum family value.
Bold steppe planting – Shepton Mallet
As gardens change over time sometimes we need to take a step back and re-evaluate
Planting plan and planting – Shepton Mallet
A low maintenance planting plan offering year round interest.
Garden Gurus – Glastonbury FM
What a fun ‘Garden Gurus’ team at Glastonbury FM! Tess came out to interview me on site planting trees in my new cider orchard, it was a very wild and windy day and one friend aptly describing it as ‘blowing a hooley’. Despite the hooley Tess managed to catch most of what I had to say about the subsoiling, the short…
Pruning fruit trees
Shepton Mallet Horticultural Society were treated to me talking about the winter pruning of apple trees! A short presentation about “knowing your buds” and “understanding what is a good strong shape” was followed by an interactive session pruning two apple trees that I took in. Pub staff were entertained by us ‘crazy gardeners’ carrying apple…
Garden design / forest gardening – Bristol
A garden design for a collection useful and herbal plants. The site was more or less a blank canvas on a predominantly clay soil. This has been an interesting project involving the creation of shelter belts, drainage considerations and forest gardening principles.