Where to Look for Garden Inspiration

Pink flowers and forget-me-nots in a flowerbed

Without a doubt, one of our favourite ways of keeping up with what other gardeners and designers are doing is to go and visit them. Here are some of the many gardens to go and see.

Small Garden Design Ideas

small garden design London Hertfordshire Essex

Small gardens can be wonderful spaces but afford little room for error. We look at aspects of the design process, covering layout, features, planting, screening and the practicalities.

Why use a Garden Designer

Image of a garden with house in the background. A modern louvred pergola is in the mid ground and underneath this are comfortable sofas and a fire pit. There is an abundance of planting which creates a softness to the image. Part of a lawn can also be seen to the left of the image.

Garden Design is the process of planning the garden layout and structure as well as considering the hard and soft landscaping details. In this blog, we look at the why a garden designer should be an asset as well as considering the costs involved with employing a designer.

How to Design a Garden

Italianate Garden in the English countryside. Simple evergreen planting with a sculpture of a woman in the centre of planting areas in a Roman style. Tall Cypress trees flank the four quadrants that surround the central border.

There are several stages to garden design, from survey and inspiration, planning and researching to plants and co-ordination of the build. We look at the phases from survey to planting plans here.