This garden has an outlook onto rolling Somerset hills and was commisioned by a bee keeper. Local stone was used to create a curved dry stone retaining wall, the planting was more formal (blues and purples) nearest the house merging to less formal dogwoods for winter colour and structure further away from the house. An emphasis on underplanting…
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Art in the Garden – Hampshire
This is the second time I have exhibited at this summer long exhibition at Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum near Romsey. Arriving with a car full of tools, willow flowers and willow, I found three heavy silver birch trunks lying on the ground close to where I was to have my installation. I dug deep holes it the sticky…
Snow in the woods – Basingstoke
A 6 month community project to create willow pieces as part of a sculpture trail in Great Binfields Woods. I worked in schools, the library, with the cubs… as well as in the woods to site and install the ‘flower towers’.
Sculpture trail
I spent one week working with pupils creating willow art work as well as working in the small copse in the school grounds. The projects involved hands on coppicing, making living hazel arches, willow flowers, large willow spiders and large willow fish. During a follow up week I helped on the project building a timber…
Sensory school garden – Basingstoke
Working with parents we created a sensory garden complete with edible, scented & textured plants, at the centre is a story teller’s seat. Children contributed art work, totem poles to be installed.
Front garden and parking – Alton
The uneven paving in this garden was lifted and crushed to create the sub base for the hardcore and gravel. Tall ‘transparent’ planting was used to offer a sense of privacy whilst maintaining a view to the village green.
Working my wood
The third season of coppicing in my wood, the overstood hazel understory has been removed now I am felling the ash which was shading the woodland floor. I need to organise a work party to help carry all the ash logs out.
Contemporary Garden – Alton
My client had strong design ideas and was looking for lush planting to create an oasis in this town setting. Crisp lines, modern materials, bamboos and box were all used to maximum effect. I have been involved with the maintenance pruning of this garden over the past few years
Hedge laying
With the help of volunteers, both experienced and learning, the hedge along the road was laid over three winters. Posts and binders were sourced from the hazel coppice within the wood.
Maker of the month
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