A guide to planters

A Guide to Planters When decorating your home plant pots are often an afterthought, but choosing the right planters can set the theme of your property by either subtly complimenting its features or even creating a striking focal point. In recent years the search for...
Favourite resources from 2014… so far

Favourite resources from 2014… so far

Versatile,elegant,practical paving Paving can be one of the most expensive items of a design. The stone and tray drain covers for this garden in my portfolio were sourced from  London Stone Company Self watering planters One of the most common problem with planters is...
Plant design in the Spring

Plant design in the Spring

Bleeding hearts and blue bells looking stunning in the shade. This garden was designed and built a year ago and the spring flowers are gorgeous. In the same garden as the one above I planted this combination of dark tulips and alliums and the combination is stunning....
Winter cheer

Winter cheer

Here is a fantastic example of the vibrant colours of Dogwoods ( Cornus) at RHS Wisley One of my busy clients asked me to cheer up her existing troughs and hanging baskets. The designs worked well and brought a clean fresh look to the front of the house. This is one...
Lawn reshapes and added planting for colour all year

Lawn reshapes and added planting for colour all year

Both these gardens had an existing lawn and they were reshaped in different ways to give interest to the garden but also to allow maximum space for children to use. The planting accommodated shady and sunny aspects of the garden and trees were added to give height,...