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When I visited this garden in early spring 2013 it was in a bad state of disrepair. The front garden consisted of old tarmac laid directly onto the original concrete slab, a small weed filled lawn and various over sized shrubs in the surrounding beds. The back garden which could only be accessed through the house had old patios and ... Read More »

There was very little in this garden to begin with. The aspect was North facing. We first surveyed the garden, met with the client and came up with the following brief. –    Low maintenance –    Garden lighting –    Seating area –    All year round interest –    Granite paving –   Open fire Armed with this brief our landscape designer came up ... Read More »

Water features are another aspect that should be considered when planning the design of your garden. They provide movement, reflection, and sound which adds to the ambiance of an area. Water in the garden also attracts wildlife. Within a week of creating a pond you will have many more birds visiting the garden. At nighttime well placed lights in a ... Read More »

On our first visit to this garden it was  overgrown with poor lawn, rotten shed, low surrounding old walls and water feature. Read More »

On first entering this South facing medium sized garden there was a badly laid Donegal quartz crazy paved patio, upward sloping weed infested lawn, poorly planted small beds  and surrounding white timber hit and miss fence which you could see through. After surveying the garden and meeting with the client I came up with the following brief. ·         Large level ... Read More »