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New Design – Peaceful Retirement

Here’s the first of the new designs that we completed in 2011.  This garden for a couple approaching retirement reworked the space after a new conservatory was added to the house.  Using aged natural stone materials to blend with the architecture of the house and surrounding conservation area the design provided a relaxing, low maintenance [...]

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Future Designs Sneak Peak

Here are a few sneak peaks at some of the gardens that are being built and planted this year We can design for any size garden or space to suit any style.  Please Contact Us to see how we can help you.

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Growing for the Spring and Summer

We grow a number of plants in small quantities to use in our clients gardens (and our own too!).  Mainly we grow varieties that are difficult to get from suppliers or that you can only get at certain times of the year.  This means that we can plant them as part of a project even [...]

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The Snowdrops are waking up…..

Here in Wales the snow has gone for the time being (fingers crossed!). The snowdrops are starting to appear. We put over a thousand snowdrops in clients gardens last year – they must be planted “in the green” – i.e. as plants rather than bulbs if you want them to be successful. We buy both [...]

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New Design – Gentle Journey

This gently curving design for a large suburban garden in St Mellons near Cardiff worked really well.  Originally a single space we created a garden with multiple sunny and shady spaces, making the most of the mature specimens that were already in the garden. To see more of this design visit its page here If [...]

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New Design – All Square Contemporary Garden

Another new design – it’s been a busy year – and we’re very proud of this one.  Crisp and clean but highly functional it transformed the space for maximum use.  Bespoke blue glass panels by LightKiln Glass set off the modern planting and slate paving. The full page for the design can be found here. [...]

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New Design – Rippled Circles

This is one of this year’s designs for a suburban garden near Blackwood in South Wales.  The original space, although a great size,  lacked function and definition so we created a design which unified and maximised the space with sweeping curves rippling out from the circular deck.  A new patio and barbecue area with herb garden was added adjacent [...]

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New Design – Courtyard Garden

This is one of our more recent designs for a small garden in Cardiff.  The original space lacked function and definition so we created a design that segmented the space with bespoke panels and created views even though the garden is quite small.  Now finished and planted the owners are delighted. These are just a [...]

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Glass Art goes travelling

For those of you who didnt get a chance to see the glass art that our new venture Light Kiln Glass produced for the RHS Cardiff Show then you have a second chance. The water feature is to be featured in an exhibition of ourdoors inspired art at the Oriel Ty Coch art gallery in [...]

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Glass Art at the Cardiff Show 2010

Our new venture Light Kiln Glass has had it’s first public outing at the RHS Cardiff Show 2010.  Click here to see the dedicated web page on the Light Kiln site. We’ll definitely be looking to incorporate some of this glass art in future designs!

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