This unusual woodland garden is a little bit of magic hidden away in an urban setting. The slippery slopes of the garden are now navigated via a boardwalk which encircles the main planting area. A glade of woodland plants has been planted in a matrix style. The boardwalk leads to a deck which is positioned…
This edge of woodland garden is in a rural setting and full of wildlife. The garden layout encourages different journeys around the garden with various seating areas for different times of day. The vegetable garden has a traditional layout, with raised beds of rubble stone and practical bonded gravel pathways. The planting is designed to…
A contemporary garden design in Rutherglen which has transformed a disintegrating, ageing site to a sharp, contoured, easy maintenance garden. The house itself is presented in a completely different light and whilst the front garden is practical and includes a large driveway, the back garden provides a great entertainment space. A large composite deck in…
This Glasgow west-end garden contrasts contemporary materials with a traditional setting and the result is complimentary. Offset vitrified planking leads around the exterior of the house to a small rear courtyard with seating areas and artificial turf. Grasses, shrubs and perennials chosen for their foliage make for a low-maintenance contemporary garden. Thanks to the team…
This garden was a collaboration with the architect owner. A retirement project, we wanted to use the site to provide all the opportunities that time on your hands can provide in the garden. Keeping the existing levels, and by moving the garage to the side of the house, we were able to create an elegant…
This small garden was in a lot of trouble, with bad soil and drainage, poor quality turf and inaccessible planting. The client needed easy access to all parts of the garden and a low maintenance planting solution so that she could enjoy her outdoor space. The wet turf was replaced with artficial turf, whilst the…
This tranquil water feature and seating area replaced an overgrown planting bed. The Cor-Ten screens are bespoke, set behind a circle of Porphyry setts. A centre water bowl provides some soft movement and sounds as the water overspills gently. The planting, when mature will be soft and billowing with grasses, verbena, rogersia, salvias, hostas, ferns…
Still to be finished with some soft herbaceous planting, this classic courtyard garden was created from a damp patch of grass. The whole space has been lifted by the natural stone paving and the property complimented by the formal shapes of the buxus balls and topiarised holly trees
A rural garden over two levels. The lower courtyard has a deck and pergola set into bedrock with vines twining up and across the beams. The upper garden is traditional, with a lawn, flowering shrubs, grasses and perennials. Both elements are linked by a slope planted with a wilder, more natural approach. The garden was…
A low-maintenance gravel garden has replaced an overgrown, shrubby front garden, bringing a sense of light and space. Different materials create colour contrast. Alpines, grasses and colourful shrubs create the main structure of the planting. A pergola with an internal seat creates a focal point in the corner of the garden. With thanks to Cosmetic…
