One of our favourite plants for difficult shady spots is Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’. It works particularly well at the base of hedges or trees where the foliage really stands out. Grown for its foliage that appears in the early spring and stays until the winter sets in. In the spring dainty blue forget-me-not type [...]
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Fruit and Veg growing is certainly a growing trend. We built several productive gardens last year and will be going back to photograph their progress later this year once there’s some foliage! Meanwhile here’s one of this year’s new projects. This is a great Before and After example. A productive garden in the making. We’ve [...]
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Amused by this article in the Telegraph about Michelle Obama starting to dig the new vegetable garden at The White House while wearing Jimmy Choo boots! I hope Michelle, who will apparently be tending the garden with the Commander in Chief (hmm, right) realises how much work is entailed in veg growing. It’s always best [...]
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Another new design added to the website. This one is a Newport garden that was originally two levels, unfortunately the upper level was over 3 metres higher than the patio. The design maximised the upper level creating over 100 square metres of level lawn. The lower patio design featured a sweeping set of steps and [...]
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One of our favourite spring perennials is Dicentra spectabilis commonly known as Bleeding Heart. It thrives in a semi shady spot but can thrive in full sun as long as the soil stays moist. It can work well either front or mid border. The unusual flowers stand out in the garden and stay around during [...]
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We’re finally getting around to adding some more recent designs to our gallery. Here’s a knot garden that we put in for a client last year along the front of their contemporary house in Cardiff. We’re pleased how it is establishing. Knot Gardens are great as they are low maintenance (trim once or twice a [...]
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Although there are some lovely Primulas available in the garden centres with bright colours we tend to only use them in winter containers. We much prefer the native form Primula vulgaris which, with it’s pale yellow flowers and clump forming habit is a great addition at the base of trees, shrubs and hedges. Appearing in [...]
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You know that Spring is on the way when you catch a glimpse of a clump of snowdrops. These fantastic hardy woodland plants are traditionally seen as one of the first signs of winter’s passing. To grow them successfully though they must be planted “in the green” – i.e. as plants rather than as bulbs. [...]
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We believe that viewing garden designs in three dimensions massively helps our clients to understand our vision and to quickly engage with the possibilities that their garden has to offer. This movie shows where the technology could go in the future – beautiful. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/3365942[/vimeo]
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