Garden Design - Chiswick

Again I post will post more shots and the project brief shortly. This project was a small garden design in Chiswick.

 

Garden Design - Battersea

Its our busiest time of year and it's not easy when your webmaster, designer and tea maker to keep up to date with posting our garden design projects. This one of our recent small garden designs in Battersea. I will write up the project brief, the difficulties to overcome  and  a before shot soon.

 

Hedges - don't get caught out

Recently, hedge plant suppliers have been recommending you plant new hedges 50cm apart, be warned this is just to get you to buy more. 

With the exception of Box (Buxus) you need to be planting hedge plants 75cm apart which allows for good root growth and your new hedge will not end up bare at the bottom. It's tempting to buy smaller hedging plants and plant them closer together but avoid this buy buying larger plants and stick to the 75cm rule. A newly planted hedge that has room for root growth, gets light and air will establish and grow much quicker than one that has been planted too close.

 Bare root hedging is available from November onwards, if your looking for something now we can source containerised hedge plants which can be planted all year round. Please call with your enquiry.

Sail shades

With this fantastic weather you might be finding you need to create some shade in your garden. If time, money or both is an issue then sun shades provide a quick, cost effective solution. Available in many colours, sizes and style these can be either free standing, over the lawn for example or attached to an existing structure. We can help source & install the right one for you. UV resistant and some shower proof they can be a perfect solution in your garden design.

You plant it - we'll come

Within 4 weeks of planting a group of 12" high Monardas they are now 3 feet high and full of bursting scarlet red flowers. You can see why this plant is also known as 'bee balm'. 

This is an excellent plant for attracting bees and butterfly's, quickly establishes itself and is a rapid grower, perfect for filling in spaces in your border and can be left over winter with beautiful seed heads.