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relaxed planting on an old priory site

relaxed planting on an old priory site

The route around the garden of brick and paved paths leads to various seating locations. A new lawn gives breathing space from the plant densely planted borders. A fresh green beech hedge provides cool screening in summer and warming tones in autumn. Deciduous trees and shrubs are used as focal plants… >>>

cabin fever: boxing clever geometric garden design

cabin fever: boxing clever geometric garden design

The brief was to devise a geometric garden design plan around the purchase of a minimal contemporary modern shed, which the clients needed for storage. The shed footprint took up almost a quarter of the space and so would be dominant. The issue was how to visually blend the mass of geometric cabin >>>

diamonds are forever: echoes of a grand design

diamonds are forever: echoes of a grand design

A professional couple desired a plant-focused front garden design and so a scheme was devised to complement the grand style of their 1840’s town house. The layout inspiration was taken from the original feature windows and a series of diagonal diamond patterns were created for side paths and box parterre layout. The clipped box gives the… >>>

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