The balance between planting design and management of the longterm scheme is extremely important to project success. Will a scheme be maintained in its original state or encouraged to develop…
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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…
The stunning array of autumn colours of Euonymus alatus transforms this otherwise insignificant shrub into a showy impact plant for a few weeks of the year in the autumn. When…
Ferns or other ‘foliage’ plants can be used to light up a shady corner of the corner. Thinking of different foliages and textures that ferns naturally present enables their qualities…
The snow has come and gone, now I suppose I should get back to work!! #beastfromtheast
I love the way these plant supports take inspiration from and at the same time complement the natural environment.
Some things just keep on going, Solomons Seal keeps coming as a perennial from its rootstock and Cerinthe comes each year from seed. Nature is amazing, let’s value and embrace…
Sometimes you just need foliage for impact. (Including Oak leaves hydrangea, Silver beech from New Zealand, Echiveria, Aeonium and shuttlecock fern.)
Plants that spread them selves across your garden and pop up in random places, some wanted and some not, bring a different dimension to the garden. They can mean more…
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