21st Century Garden Design?
We are – ‘in studio hortus voluptatis’ – in pursuit of garden pleasure. Our approach in this pursuit, is 21st century. So what makes a design 21st century? It has been said that the living today are exposed to more information in one day than an average person in the 17th century is exposed to in […]
‘Building a Dream’ – The Planting
Ugly duckling no more! Despite having been planted just a few months and in some areas a few days, you can really get a sense of what the planting will look like over the next few years. We have a wonderful gardener, Fiona, to nurture the garden with the help of the lovely Steve and Amy over the […]
Building A Dream – It’s Finished!
We have pretty much finished the garden build at the Old Rectory. Thank you to the lovely Jacqui Hurst for wonderfully capturing the garden as it is now, just a few weeks after planting. I have added some before and after shots at the end of this blog but here’s what it looks like now after the […]
How To Create Kerb Appeal
We spend much time and money improving our homes but the front garden is often last on the list or gets neglected completely. However, creating kerb appeal, by giving your front garden a makeover, will have both emotional and financial benefits. Not only is it an important view from the house (often the living area […]