A well-designed garden always has lots of bulbs involved. There are hardly any areas of a garden that bulbs can’t be planted. You can plant bulbs between shrubs or herbaceous plants, in rock gardens or in the lawn. In planning a garden, bulbs are a very useful addition to a planting scheme and even if you don’t have a garden … Read More
September gardening tips: rethinking the garden for dry summers
After the long, hot, dry summer, many of our favourite garden plants have fried, shrivelled, or even died, whilst others have thrived. The extreme weather conditions we have experienced this year may require us to re-think planting schemes now and consider a move towards plants that will cope with the drier summer conditions. If you’ve suffered plant deaths in your … Read More
Jobs for the September garden
A well-designed garden always has lots of bulbs involved and now is the time to buy them. There are hardly any areas of a garden that bulbs can’t be planted. You can plant bulbs between shrubs or herbaceous plants, in rock gardens or in the lawn. Spring-flowering bulbs can be planted in drifts, just as they might in the wild, … Read More
New Build Garden Design Near Bicester
Garden Design Near Bicester Bicester is one of the towns in Oxfordshire that has seen a large expansion of new homes over the last ten years. The gardens are mostly left as a blank canvas, as was the case in this new build garden, in the lovely little village of Ambrosden. Where to begin with a blank canvas? Our clients … Read More
RHS Malvern Spring Festival
Our RHS Malvern Spring Festival Show Garden Nature’s recovery is at the heart of the Wilder Spaces Show Garden at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2023. ‘Wilder Spaces’ is sponsored by The Wildlife Trusts, led by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) and its ecological consultancy Future Nature WTC. After our success at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival in … Read More
How to Make Compost at Home
How to Make Compost at Home – Easily As the autumn leaves fall, this is the perfect time of year to start a compost heap. This article is to show you how to make compost at home and the reason it is important is because the best gift you can give your garden is to improve the soil. If you … Read More
5 Alternatives to Box Hedge
In recent years, box hedging and topiary in our gardens have been suffering a two-pronged attack. The first invasion comes from the ‘box tree caterpillar’, which is the larvae of a moth that feeds on box (Buxus) plants. It was first reported in private gardens in around 2011 but has moved rapidly so that now, in 2022, it is well … Read More
Cottage Garden Design Ideas
Cottage Garden Design Ideas for your Garden This charming typically English country cottage could almost be on the cover of a chocolate box! Based on our experience of designing and landscaping this garden we’ve put together some cottage garden design ideas to help you re-create this attractive style. Visit our inspiration page for more cottage garden design ideas. Making a … Read More
Chelsea flower show small garden ideas
Small garden ideas – inspiration from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. If you’re looking for small garden ideas, garden shows can be an excellent source of inspiration. To glean the latest ideas for your garden the best of the best in the world has got to be the Chelsea Flower show, held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital … Read More
Small garden design inspiration
Small Garden Design inspiration at the Malvern Spring Show 2022. The RHS Malvern Spring Show is the place to go for small garden inspiration. We’re so proud to have been awarded Silver Gilt at this year’s RHS Malvern. The RHS motto is ‘inspiring everyone to grow’ and this year’s show certainly fulfilled that brief. Our Show Garden – A Peaceful … Read More