A steep neglected garden is transformed into a functional family garden with a contemporary feel, low maintenance planting, secret areas, decking and firepit. The planting design will provide a long season of interest, grasses have been used for their movement, colour and architectural forms which persist into the winter. This garden will be built in…
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Eco house garden – Shepton Mallet
A consultation for a new garden on a sloping site with natural springs and extensive views of the Somerset countryside. The garden has been laid out to have impact and vista lines whilst being low maintenance.
Courtyard planting plan – Pylle
A planting plan for a Mediterranean style courtyard garden; low maintenance, sensory, year round interest and architectural shapes.
Contemporary house and garden – Surrey
A contemporary new house surrounded by an extensive sloping garden, woodland and orchard. Timber, crisp concrete paving and local brick were the main materials used in the site construction; these were further used in the hard landscaping. Low maintenance was a key requirement in the landscaping brief whilst retaining the contemporary feel with the use of curves to…
Large Garden – Surrey
A garden design for a clients who have moved to a large house, the brief was to redesign the car park , approach to house (and office) as well as the side of the house and rear patio area for clients with a very busy lifestyle. I used very low maintenance, cottage style planting introducing structure with new paths,…
Implementing design in phases
A garden design is sometimes implemented in phases depending upon season and / or budget. In this Somerset garden there was only just time in the spring to prepare beds and plant some bare root hedging. My clients have been experimenting with mowing patterns to introduce interest and a sense of division of space, such a…
Small courtyard garden – Somerset
A charming small courtyard in need of decluttering of pots and containers, a design, hard rejuvanative pruning of shrubs, reshaping, levelling and reseeding of lawn. I offered hands-on pruning instruction to the client so empowering her to tackle more pruning next winter (pruning of overgrown Forsythia bush after flowering) – this was a nice small project with fast…
Sweet pea support group – Shepton Mallet
Willow structures, garden focal point and support for sweet peas.
Shepton in Bloom
I have made a solid woven 3.5 meter ‘willow flower tower’ as part of Shepton in Bloom 2010. The tower, surprisingly heavy and only just fitting on my car roof rack, provides a focal point to the bottom of Town Street as well as a sense of fun and a reminder to Somerset’s willow growing tradition.