A keen gardener wanted to turn her linear garden into a softer space with more room for plants and a larger more attractive seating area. The brief was to create a circular lawn, a larger patio and a path to the rear of the garden. A colour theme of purple and green was requested. The...Read More

A new build house with nothing but a tiny patio for two people out side the back door and dirt was what welcomed my clients to their new home. The ground was heavy with mud, and sloped towards the house. The sunniest part of the garden was at the far end of the garden and...Read More

Yes it does feel like the wettest drought ever doesn’t it, hardly seems to make sense with rivers flooding; however I caught a great piece on the BBC last night which explains why we could still be reduced to using stand pipes after all this rain. In the South East we get the majority of our water...Read More

Heucheras are evergreen clump forming perennials that can be used for borders, containers, ground cover and even hanging baskets, cultivated over many years, to produce many varieties of leaf colour and shape, their leaves come in an amazing range of colours from the deepest of greens and purples to the brightest of pinks and oranges....Read More

Slugs and snails live in damp, shady places among plants, plant debris and humus. They like to crawl beneath stones, pots, plastic and into crevices. Snails will hibernate in their shells during the winter, whereas slugs are more cold hardy and will remain active. Killing snails and slugs with pesticides (so called molluscicide pellets) may be very effective;...Read More

A small space to the side of the house had stepping stones leading from the back door to the rear garden, the rest of the space was undefined, some plants were at the edges of the garden, but the majority of the surface was covered in a membrane covered in bark chippings that were breaking...Read More

After two years of very dry winters leaving reservoirs, aquifers and rivers below normal levels, seven water companies have had no choice but to impose water restrictions with a hosepipe ban. These water companies are Southern Water, South East Water, Thames Water, Anglian Water, Sutton and East Surrey, Veolia Central and Veolia.  The restrictions of...Read More