Are you struggling with one or more of these issues? I often see my job as a garden designer as a problem solver, but I’ve never listed all the problems that I have solved before. I was set a challenge to list as many problems as I could think of that I have solved for...Read More
My client had recently removed her garage, and was left with a large unsightly slab of concrete. She also had an old badly laid artificial lawn, which wasn’t draining and was becoming mouldy. So much so she was embarrassed to ask friends over to her garden. She was keen to continue with an artificial lawn,...Read More
This garden was suffering from lots of tall trees beyond their south boundary. Meaning it got very little sun in the middle of the day and suffered from leaf litter. The lawn was mossy and boggy; with no path to the summer house feet were getting wet. A large trampoline was dominating the space, but...Read More
What is a focal point and 5 reasons why you should have one? Firstly, what is a focal point? If you look the word focal up in a thesaurus, it says; principal, pivotal, central, crucial, important and main. Indoors a focal point may well be a TV, a fire place or a picture, or a...Read More
A stylish low maintenance garden for entertaining My clients had a lot of big plans to change their garden, the main purpose being a garden for entertaining. The patio immediately adjacent to the house was too small for a large table, so needed enlarging and the client wanted a number of social spaces around the garden, connected by paths. Key...Read More