This late spell of warm weather is perfect for ripening the climbing borlotti beans; the sunflowers are appreciating it too.
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A winning garden in Shaftesbury
A lucky couple in Shaftesbury won a free £6000 garden makeover from Castle Gardens (garden centre, Sherborne) earlier this year. I was commissioned to redesign the front garden which I helped plant up today. The front garden to this 1930’s brick house was dominated by a tidy lawn however the borders were very overgrown and the…
Autumn borders
Autumn colour
Wildlife pond – Somerset
Wildlife pond with viewing deck
Deer in the garden – Winchester
Don’t worry about the deer in the garden!
A glorious garden – Dorset
A glorious garden brimming with roses, lupins and Eremurus.
Planting plans
working on planting plans…
Laid hedge
I am very pleased with the hedge I laid earlier this year – look at all that hawthorn blossom, I have nearly forgotten the scratches and bruises! The hedge is dense, growing well and providing great nesting places for birds.
Rabbit in the garden
The mild chaos that comes from building a new pond: piles of earth and stone has attracted a baby rabbit to make its home right in the middle of the garden. Thats what they say…. tidy gardening isn’t good for wildlife!
Willow Art Commission – Bristol
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…