Gardens design an art
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Working with No. 21 Shepton Mallet
Gardens, conservatories, sculpture…
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…
Planting plans
working on planting plans…
Eco house garden – Shepton Mallet
box edged herbaceous borders
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
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.
Terracing on steep slope – Farnham
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…
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.