Treyarnon Bay Planting

Even after such a hot and dry summer the planting at Treyarnon Bay has established really well, it softens the look of the house and adds so much more interest to what had been a rather bare and boring space.  It is a scheme designed to cope with the seaside conditions.

The garden before....

 

And after rebuilding and planting...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodland Garden

A new design to create a garden out of an overgrown and neglected narrow plot, bounded by hedges and overhung with trees.

 

 

 

 

Fowey Cottage Garden

After only four months the planting at the walled cottage garden in Fowey looks spectacular.

The brief was to create separate spaces, for seating outside the house, a lawned area with apple tree, as well as an area for vegetables and herbs.  The high walls around the garden, and the new pergola are perfect for apple espaliers, quince, climbing hydangeas and roses. 

Compare the garden before work started....

 

with the garden when the hard landscaping was almost finished and the plants had just gone in.....

 

 

to four months later....

 

 

 

The planting completely softens the hard landscaping and creates the perfect cottage garden look.

 

Trevone Farm Cottages

The planting scheme for these new holiday cottages at Trevone was designed to take into account the dry and open conditions of the site which is a short distance from the sea.  The planting needed to be low maintenance and provide year round interest, as well as attracting insect wildlife.

The site before build....

 

The planting after....the contemporary planting scheme include Buddleia, Sedum, Osteospurmum, Stipa grasses and Agapanthus.

 

 

 

 

 

New Barn Garden Design for garden near the Camel Trail

The garden of a tucked away Barn near the Camel Trail in North Cornwall has been partly landscaped and planted, but a large garden space adjacent to the house has been left blank and in need of  a design plan.

The new design aims to blend this garden space with the existing landscaping and provide a garden full of  interest and yet be low maintenance, with a screening hedge, seating area and some lawn.

Granite and Slate Courtyard, Trelill

The planting in the garden at Trelill works well with the stone walling, granite setts and slate.  It had to be suitable for some shade, and then late afternoon sunshine.

The design of this garden had to incorporate the new drive into the garden, and the blocks of planting soften and divide the areas for parking and seating.

Architect's Garden, Camel Estuary

This garden is in complete contrast to the Bude courtyard garden.  It is a very open, sunny and exposed site.  The long borders have been designed with a contemporary planting scheme which adds movement and colour, softening as well as complimenting the clean lines of the building and materials used. 

The borders before planting....

 

And after....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtyard Garden, Bude

This courtyard garden just outside Bude was redesigned, built and planted up last year.  The planting has established beautifully, with Ceanothus, Jasmin, Quince and climbing roses starting to clothe the walls.  Box balls, Choisya and Rosmary give an evergreen framework with hardy geraniums, alchemilla mollis, golden marjoram, lupins and oxeye daisies adding colour. 

What had been a scruffy little courtyard without focus or interest is now a beautiful, low maintenance and family friendly garden. 

The garden before....

 

 

And now....

 

 

The arch with clematis and lavender planted in front  create a real entrance to the garden, where before it was just a gap between the house and garage.