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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. We chose an Amelanchier candanensis as a feature tree against the bare two storey brick wall. It’s a great small tree with lovely blossom as you can see from the pictures, and even better autumn colour.

The rest of the site was planted with a mix of shrubs and herbaceous perennials to give year round interest. Mixed green and blue slate of different grades were used as a deep mulch.

If you think we can help with your garden then please Contact us

New Design – Garden Room Garden

Here’s a garden we designed which was built and planted last year. The client had built a contemporary glass garden room and wanted a space built adjacent to it to provide a focal point and an entertaining space. We’ll be back later in the year to take photos of it in full bloom.

You can find the full detail of the design and lots of photos on the design’s page here

If you’d like us to design and plant something similar for your garden then please Contact Us

New Design – High Terrace Garden

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 dramatic up-lit wall panels made from sandstone. Check out more details of our design for this challenging garden here.

Because we’re based in South Wales we get a lot of sloping or terraced gardens to look at. If we can help you with yours please Contact Us

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 year) and provide evergreen structure and form to the space. With this one we set off the box hedging with slate cube planters with topiary holly and golden flint gravel. Other male hollies were planted elsewhere in the garden to ensure berries. For an extra touch we added blue silver Crocus tommasinianus to the containers for early spring interest.

You can find the full detail and lots of photos and design images here

If you’d like us to design and plant something similar for your garden then please Contact Us

The Future of Garden Design

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.

The Modern Japanese Garden

This book presents a set of recently built gardens not seen before outside Japan.

The styles are varying but inspirational (with the odd avant garde example). The photography is excellent and accompanying text with occasional plans and visualisations gives an insight into some of the new ideas of what can constitute a garden in a society where space is at a critical premium.

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