With several dogs and children this client required a practical solution. The design utilised artificial turf to provide an effective space in the shady site. Raised beds and a fruit and vegetable garden also featured in the design
You can find more details of the garden on it’s page here including the design video
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Here’s one of our latest garden designs. A modern and sleek design for a long narrow plot.
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Here’s a modern suburban garden design that we created in 2013. We used a mixed of traditional and modern materials to create a crisp and simple design that made the most of the L shaped space.
To see more on this design check out it’s page here
Below is the video showing the design in 3D and photos of the finished garden
One of our favourite spring perennials is Dicentra spectabilis commonly known as Bleeding Heart. It thrives in a semi shady spot but can thrive in full sun as long as the soil stays moist. It can work well either front or mid border. The unusual flowers stand out in the garden and stay around during the whole spring and into the summer.
For those who don’t want the vibrant pink flowers the white cultivar Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’ is well worth considering.
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’
Slow growing and gorgeous the Magnolia stellata is a perfect specimen for a small garden. The beautiful white flowers appear in early spring before the bright green leaves. If you get close, you’ll be able to catch it’s scent.
Contrast it against a dark evergreen background either in a border or a large container. It likes a a bit of ericaceous (acidic) compost but is not too fussy.
Cultivars are available, some of which have traces of pink in the flowers. Magnolia stellata ‘Rubra’ actually has dark pink flowers.
One of our favourite plants for difficult shady spots is Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’. It works particularly well at the base of hedges or trees where the foliage really stands out. Grown for its foliage that appears in the early spring and stays until the winter sets in. In the spring dainty blue forget-me-not type flowers appear on slender stems.
Plant in drifts for maximum impact.
This is a design for a courtyard garden in Cardiff. Click on the picture above to launch the presentation video.
Here’s the first of the new designs that we completed in 2011. This garden for a couple approaching retirement reworked the space after a new conservatory was added to the house. Using aged natural stone materials to blend with the architecture of the house and surrounding conservation area the design provided a relaxing, low maintenance space.
The full page of the design can be found on our Design Gallery
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Here are a few sneak peaks at some of the gardens that are being built and planted this year
We can design for any size garden or space to suit any style. Please Contact Us to see how we can help you.
This gently curving design for a large suburban garden in St Mellons near Cardiff worked really well. Originally a single space we created a garden with multiple sunny and shady spaces, making the most of the mature specimens that were already in the garden.
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