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Here are some of the different types of project that I've been working on recently. If you're thinking of replanting your garden, or simply filling in for more seasonal interest, I'd love to hear from you.

  • SOFT LANDSCAPING

  • PLANTING PLANS

  • PLANT INSTALLATION

  • INITIAL SKETCHES

  • IDEAS AND MOOD BOARDS

  • GARDEN CONSULTATION

Flitwick

This garden had already been laid out when
I was asked to come up with a planting plan for the owner, who is a keen gardener herself. I was able to successfully incorporate her collection of rhododendrons and established shrubs with a new range of herbaceous perennials and bulbs.

Then I was invited back to plant up a border in the front garden, too.

Flitwick

The hard landscaping of this garden had just been updated, and the owner was looking for new planting to bring the main border in the rear garden to life. A minimal colour palette was used to heighten the effect, and a structure of cubed Taxus baccata and Nandina domestica selected to provide evergreen interest. A new border was also built in the front garden (by ProperJob of Ampthill) and that was planted with a range of evergreen flowering shrubs, and pollinator-attracting perennials. The decorative aggregate mulch was selected to match the driveway colour.

Planting sketch
Garden layout
Garden design moodboard
Allium head
Planting scheme

Meppershall

This planting scheme was for an 11-and-a-half metre long border divided in half by an oak trellis and gateway. The owner was particularly fond of lavender, so after clearing the original planting, the new plants were chosen to bring greater interest during the summer to a key part of the garden, when it's most in use. 

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Stevington

This is a garden where I work regularly, and together with the owner we've been renovating the garden borders. After clearing the view down the garden, I asked for a list of favourite plants (which is often how things start out) and worked up a plan to introduce more movement and 'waftiness' into the planting.

Ampthill

The owner of this Ampthill garden wanted to bring the space back to life and to make it more manageable. It had previously been laid out with narrow angular paths, with reliance on a shrub-based planting scheme. After some initial ideas the beds were broken up into smaller spaces with gravel used to link the different areas. Low maintenance perennials were chosen for the free-draining conditions and existing sculptures re-introduced to the space to turn the space into an outdoor gallery.

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Houghton Conquest

Some areas of the garden can be incredibly frustrating for owners, where nothing seems to work. Putting down ideas, sharing them, and then coming up with a planting solution can make a huge difference, especially when it's at the front of a property. This home, with a shady front border near the house, needed careful soil management and plant selection to really get the wow factor.

Shefford

The owner of this garden wanted to completely revise the planting, without making too many structural alterations. We decided on a cottage-style approach to introduce lots of colour, texture and scent. I also installed plants in a tricky strip-shaped border in the front garden, with lavenders, tulips and yew balls.

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