Archive for the Tag 'evergreen'

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 – Minimalist White Chic Urban Garden

We transformed this small garden in Roath, Cardiff into a modern and contemporary entertaining space.  By removing the old garage that wasn’t really used we increased the overall space by more than a third allowing two  separate areas – dining and cooking, as well as lush specimen planting. Contrasting materials including sawn sandstone and composite [...]

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Site Visit – Steeply Sloping Front Garden

This is a steeply sloping, wide but shallow front garden that we planted last year.  Originally turfed and a nightmare to maintain it was a typical new build garden.  Poor soil and grass that was struggling.  We renewed the soil and stripped off the turf.  Then we used new FSC timber sleepers to create mini-tiers.  [...]

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New Design – Knot Garden with Holly Standards

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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