Garden Design Company

We are very proud of the fact that we don’t do ‘ordinary’. So finding other like-minded artisans is always a joy, especially when their skill is capturing the extraordinary and presenting it so beautifully. Having been introduced to professional garden photographer Sussie Bell, (with who we have now worked closely on a number of projects) […]

Planning and thinking ahead As Winter approaches, you may think we will be slowing down – but no such luck! Most of our projects are planned months or even years ahead, and we’ve never been busier – small wonder then that we are about to start a six day a week operation. At this time

Introduced to the Chiltern estate project in 2009, some may say we never want to leave, for we are still working on creating this garden, as the grounds evolve before us. The garden evokes a gorgeous feeling of serenity; don’t tell the client, but the garden really feels like it’s my own garden. You can

At last Spring seems with us despite the false dawns after a mild but very wet winter. So it was good to finish the cutting back of my own herbaceous borders and have the ultimate Spring Clean. Burning old grasses echoes the techniques used by nature to clear up old prairies and encourage new growth.

Nothing could be more than a blind leap of faith than planting bulbs, for you see nothing until 6 months later, but what a fabulous surprise they are. Classics such as Allium Purple Sensation never fail to thrill but new varieties such as Purple Rain are on my shopping list for this year for the

Designing and creating stunning gardens is much about recognising and solving problems. So when I saw this specimen Yew Tree looking so pale and with such a thin crown, she cried out for help so that she could once again take pride of place in the grounds of the 16th century Manor House. Detective work

Headed up by our full time Maintenance Manager Jonathan Davis, the new service has proved very popular with a variety of both new and established clients. So much so, that in some cases client have asked us to come more often. Professional maintenance really does show up the efforts of the mow and blow brigade;

Interest in meadows continues to develop; indeed we are actively working on several new meadows as well as advising on the crucial ongoing maintenance of established meadows, for they can decline very quickly if they are incorrectly managed. But as a Company we don’t just ‘do large’ and were thrilled to be invited by a

A combination of an offer of tickets that got me in an hour before the public and the return of Dan Pearson, after a break of 11 years, was too much to resist. So Tuesday saw an early start for a marathon nine hours around Chelsea Flower Show. Dan’s ” Laurient-Perrier Chatsworth garden with its

Creating a garden with us is very much a long term investment. Bulb planting is a classic example. Many hours were toiled in the Autumn last year planting 1000’s of bulbs, which were a joy to behold in the spring. Indeed in my garden I planted 750 Narcissi Sailboats, Pheasants Eye and  Actaea. Its true