b'grow your own a garden growsRarely do we create gardens in an instant, preferring floodplain, with the River Lambourne meanderinginstead to develop a relationship with our clients from through.A growing trend over recent years, which a gorgeous garden emerges.grow your own accelerated An overall scheme introducing native trees, bulbs anddramatically with the advent of In fact often the best creations are ones which evolve wild flowers has been agreed, with selected areas ofCovid. Be it be veg, fruit or flowers, depending on budgets and priorities. Thats not to say woodland thinned, whilst the more traditional gardenmaking the connection between the that we dont at least begin with an overall design, for around the house has been completely redesigned.food on your plate and where and this is how mistakes are avoided and money can behow its grown is important, not just spent wisely. Even simple steps such as replacing the rotten pergolafor children but for adults too. and de-cluttering the vegetable area have alreadySo we were hugely excited when approached to made a difference to what will be a long term project,In turn, helping reduce the carbon design just such a long term scheme, helping a couple where as ever, home made-cake and tea punctuatefootprint of plants, especially to nurture a garden which includes six acres of meetings!avoiding cut flowers grown abroadwhere possible, is so vital. And letsadmit it, who doesnt love freshlycut flowers in the house or betterstill giving some to a friend?Small wonder then that the majorityof our creations incorporate lowmaintenance solutions to addressthis demand, with raised bedsremaining a firm favourite. Surplusplants and produce often getswapped and the images are just soinstagrammable!Frankly, growing your own is almosta topic in itself and I love sharingyoung plants with clients and beforeencouraging them and their familyto give grow your own a go. Thishas become so inspiring I decidedto create a brand new portfolio pageon our website to celebrate thistrend. See footer links for more info.Top: The vegetable garden at Batt Hall.Middle: The cut flower garden atOrchard House and me pulling my ownpotatoes.Bottom right: Peas growing at Batt Hall.Below: My summer crop.Clockwise from top:The garden before.The polished pebble seat.The new pergola with Wisteriathriving.The old rotten pergola - barelysupporting the Wisteria.Decluttered and redesignedgardendesignco.co.uk/portfolio/kitchen-gardens | instagram.com/thegardendesigncoltd vegetable area, with paths beforeleading to the pebble seat.'