My Own Garden Build. Part 5 of My own Garden Build. We finished the hard landscaping and lawn in September last year, and though out spring and summer 2014 I have been gradually filling the beds. I’m not sure I will ever be satisfied, but it has been great fun putting in plants around the...Read More
It has been some time since I gave an update to our garden build, a year on the garden is pretty much completed, here is the next installment. Some important finishing touches Our garden was really starting to take shape, we had survived the hottest part of the summer, and none of the plants we...Read More
The Hard Landscaping My design for the garden had 3 areas of patio that needed to be laid, we wanted a nice generous step outside the office, a dining space in our sunny spot at the end of the garden and a new shaped smaller patio at the back of the house, that complimented the...Read More
The clearance After detailed discussions with our contractor about the plan, we clearly marked in the borders what plants and trees would need to remain and what would be cleared, a man with a digger was called in to do the clearance. Even though I have designed many gardens, I have rarely been on site...Read More
Chapter One A Garden Designer is always excited by the prospect of a new project, the design process is a wonderful creative exercise, the build process is putting what is on paper into reality, watching a drawing come to life. So what can be more exciting than watching your very own garden rise out of...Read More
Box Hedging for a formal garden with a twist. The existing garden was a complete blank canvas with the exception of some large trees in and surrounding the garden, all there remained following the house build was a large lawn. The Client wanted to add some colour and interest in the garden as well as...Read More
Planting for a Riverside Garden. A small terraced garden with riverside planting overlooking the River Wey. The client wanted to improve the border running along her neighbour’s fence line as well as have some permanent all year round interest for her pots. An extension had recently been built next door, which led to the uninteresting...Read More
