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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…
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…
Town garden – London
This is a family garden on split levels and on a heavy clay loam, it has been designed to attract bees, create year round colour, secret areas for the children, a vegetable growing area and a new front garden. In addition to the survey and detailed design, planting plans, drainage and electical plans were drawn…
Complex levels, fantastic view of levels – Wells
A town garden currently being constructed and the bungalow being extended, hopefully we will be planting in February or March. I divided the garden to create a terrace and three different lawn areas, the lawns are set on different levels so as to reduce the effect of the slope. The main challenge was to contend with…
Contemporary topiary – Bath
This is a project for a client wishing for a low maintenance contemporary garden. Division of space was achieved using topiary forms, both yew and hornbeam – yew was trained into shapes inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures. Pleached hedges, an oak pergola, a fairy lit arbour, fire pit and an infinity pool were other main features…
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.
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