Garden Design Company

Factors to bear in mind when appointing a garden contractor. Choosing a garden contractor is a very important decision if you want a garden that will be created in a professional manner, by knowledgeable and skilled craftsmen – the right choice will ultimately provide many years of pleasure and enjoyment. Yet with such a wide […]

As the passion for home grown produce continues to grow, I am delighted to report that our prediction that cut flowers grown at home would also enjoy a renaissance has proven accurate. Working closely with a client in the Chilterns, this cut flower garden continues to develop, with us now growing seed saved from previous

As The Garden Design Company has developed, so too has the complexity of the work that we undertake. Many of the projects are ambitious and take much time to plan, even after the design has been agreed. Hence this walled garden near Henley was designed some two years ago. We were asked to undertake the

CHALLENGING MOVES By far the best time to plant a tree is in the winter months while they are dormant. However despite it being the right time to move, sometimes it’s far from easy. Hence this enormous Acer (right) had to be both moved and saved when it was in the way of a new

Ivy: Friend or Foe? Octobers’ Wildlife Column in the Royal Horticultural Societys The Garden Magazine waxed lyrical about the benefits of Ivy. ‘Ivy offers food and shelter,’ the article stated and this is accurate  to a point. Anyone walking past an ivy clad fence experiences the hum of bees and other insects seeking out its

Created less than two years ago, a dramatic transformation has been achieved in this garden. Once a barren wasteland, the acre of land is now a mature and established water garden and a haven for wildlife. Foxes have been seen drinking from the ponds’ edge whilst ducks have arrived in year two. Whether they can

Having been creating gorgeous private gardens since 1996, the majority of our projects come from recommendation. However all new clients understandably question what can be achieved in a few months, even if they understand that the instant gratification provided by TV Makeover Shows is really only skin deep. Thus planting traditional bare rooted roses in

Wild Flower Meadows; another Olympic legacy From the moment Danny Boyles’ superb Opening Ceremony started, launching the 2012 London Olympics, wild flowers were in the spotlight. The mound upon which the various flags were later planted was created using cultivated wild flower turf and looked stunning and so original. Meanwhile large areas of the wider