Brief I was recommended by a customer to help this couple to list plants from their garden that they wanted uprooted and re-planted in the garden their new house. The garden of the new house was in a sad state, neglected shrubs, trees and plants. There was an unwanted greenhouse and a treehouse painted bright […]
Brief I was asked to knock down the brick wall retaining the lawn – flatten lawn area. Take down a dilapidated shed. Solution We moved a mountain of soil, broken paving slabs and unrecognisable lumps of iron! We had to build up the step for access to the sheds as well as using sleepers to […]
Brief I was asked to design a planting scheme for a south-facing rockery – it had to be low maintenance and brightly coloured. Solution I used a black leafed grass – Ophiopogon nigrescens to provide a contrast behind the large stone. I also used Liriope to mirror the black leaves with green ones. I […]
The Challenge To clear a weed infested front garden that was originally just gravelled over. Solution Clear the entire area and use a relatively new product called “self binding” gravel. It is spread evenly and compressed down. Then it is moistened so the material knits together and sets solid so no weeds can germinate. Let’s […]