Cambridge Back Garden (2)

 

The owners of this medium sized back garden in central Cambridge wanted a complete makeover as the garden looked dull and uninspiring. I started with relaying the path, moving it from the side to the centre so it now leads through the actual planting. The plants themselves were designed to create semi transparant screens which add movement and suspense; they invite you to walk into the garden and explore. I also put in a new trellis fence to block out the shed at the back and allow climbers like  Honeysuckle and Clematis. The planting is designed to give year-round interest, looking still very colourful in October (see central picture below).

Cambridge Back Garden (1)

 

This back garden in Cambridge got a full makeover, including planting design, relaid path, and new trellis. More about this project soon!

Small City Front Carden

This small front garden in Cambridge I designed and landscaped in Spring 2024. The owners wanted to keep the existing weeping cherry tree and wanted space to stall their bicycles. Looking for a way to visually connect the slate paths to the chequerboard pattern of the front path I put in some square tiles of different sizes, fading as it were into the slate chippings.

Victorian Folly Borders

 

The owners of this original Victorian 'Folly' in Saffron Walden asked me to redesign the herbaceous borders in front of it. These had become gappy and tired. I removed the plants that didn't work for me and designed a new planting scheme around the remaining ones. The underlying approach was to use mainly low growing plants as the borders were already quite elevated and sloping, and focus on contrasting leaf textures and colours rather than showy flowers.