Our clients required a refresh of their existing garden, which had become a bit tired and overgrown. They were keen to have a traditional garden with formal and informal planting, and the scheme we suggested incorporated a walk through various planting areas, including a secluded walk a shaded wooded area. The clients bought our design and tendered out the landscaping work.   < Return to the...

Our clients wanted a contemporary, stylish garden with lots of space for entertaining, all in a very small space. The existing plot was an unexciting box of lawn and paving, and the clients were interested in replicating the contemporary feel of their home’s interior. Our proposed design was an example of using a bold design in a small space, with a combination of architectural white rendered walls and fences, with bespoke seating set...

The clients, both professionals, wanted a family garden but with grown up areas. When we first visited the property the front and back gardens were both overgrown, and the clients had little time to maintain them. We suggested a scheme which would allow all family members to use the rear garden, with play areas for the children, a fine lawn and shaded planting areas, and a sunny patio and dining area. The entertaining area was surrounded with...

Our latest completed garden was, on the face of it, quite a simple project. Our client found her back garden completely overlooked by a newly built house. She needed us to provide her with some privacy, and at the same time redesign the existing planting and undertake some maintenance tasks – all on a modest budget. Our solution was two-fold: to provide tree planting which will mature in time to provide screening; and to screen the...

We were asked by our clients to liven up a turfed front garden and incorporate into the design a new driveway, which we also installed. The design featured curved planting beds and ornamental pathways of plum slate, which complemented the blue and grey Indian sandstone block paved path and drive. Planting included Phormium ‘Yellow Wave’, Buxus sempervirens, Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’, Stipa tenuissima, Helleborus...