It’s true that plants are usually the eye catching element of a garden, especially in spring and summer. They sing out and grab attention, whilst the less glamerous parts like the paving, can easily be overlooked. However, paving, or whetever you choose to put on your garden floor, can be expensive both in time and […]
All about using a coloured back-drop in your garden
A well chosen background colour in a garden can make the difference between plants that look quite good and plants that look outstanding. The choice of colour also influences the atmosphere, red brings energy into a garden, whilst softer colours are more calming and restful. Wall colours can be soft and rather muted, like the one here that […]
Small steps towards sustainable garden design
I had a bit of a wobbly moment when the delivery of materials arrived during the building of my first show garden at the Hampton Court Flower Show in back 2008. Everyone else had shiny, plastic wrapped palettes of bricks, paving etc deposited at their sites. Whilst I had a pile of timber […]
RHS Hampton Court 2012~ Show gardens & plants
The Show is all set up and ready for the opening tomorrow, but today it was the turn of the Press, invited guests and celebreties to have a look round. This is one of the ‘low cost high impact gardens’. Designed by Mike Harvey and built for a budget of £13,000. The chairs are made out […]