The very nature of plant form and structure gives identity to a garden or to a specific planting scheme. Using forms that complement with their immediate and wider surrounds gives…
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Planting design should complement existing site features and character of a garden. Planting must also work well with any new materials. This latest planting design project near Sidmouth in East…
Ongoing work with this contemporary planting project focuses on matching new with existing lines, shapes and forms for the plants involved. Matching plants and containers with both colour and proportion…
I love working in this seaside garden in east Devon. Being only two hundred metres from the sea it is important to select and manage plants correctly. Most plants are…
Overseeing a garden taking shape and evolving is a rewarding process. Managing plants and gardens is a process involving understanding of plant growth, environmental conditions and human requirements. From initial…
Pruning of this Japanese Acer last year has opened the canopy and initiated a new fresh flush of foliage. The traditional methods of Niwaki (garden tree in Japanese) have been…
Getting the best from your plants All plants have their special characters, these can be best displayed and emphasised by careful management and specialist pruning. These plants can be free…
Making use of plant fibres in these Phormium leaves to tie them selves in bundles. These sword like leaves have great ammount of uses in traditional culture of the New…
Selecting plants that have a range of features through the year is really important. This Berberis darwinii or Darwin's Barberry will flower in early spring and produce fruit in the...
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The new patio at this East Devon property beautifully complements the informal style of the house and surrounding garden & landscape. The canopy of the Parottia persica and Japanese Acer…
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