Garden Makeover
This garden was all lawn and the sunniest spots had a shed and an over-sized raised bed in it. Our design retained some lawn for play, brought in colour, introduced wildlife habitat alongside food growing and created a place to sit in the sun. We made use of the boundaries and vertical spaces to get the most from the site. Birds, hedgehogs, frogs and newts all returned.

Before work commenced

Removing old structures

Construction of the wall and patio

New raised bed built and planted

Veg beds built and planted up

Adjoining wall rendered and supports added

Patio built and painted

One year later

A vibrant garden with various potted flowers, plants, and shrubs. A patio area with a wooden table and chairs is visible on the left, and a lattice fence with greenery in the background. Bright flowers, including yellow, red, and purple blooms, are scattered throughout the garden.
Restoration of a front garden
The front garden of this house had been paved over entirely. The brief was to retain enough space to park a car with the rest given over to food production and wildlife habitat. The budget was not large and we aimed to recycle as much waste as possible. A permaculture design approach was used for this project and the end result spoke for itself, a great success and very productive.

Before work commenced

Paved driveway with wheelbarrow near red brick house

Blocks awaiting recycling

Excavating the raised bed

Using waste rock to make a herb spiral

Garden ready for planting

Apple cordons and support structures

First year's growth

Wildflowers for the pollinators
Garden Rejuvenation
The clients wanted more colour, interest, social space and a bit more wow from their garden. We created a design that added more generous borders, a long flowering season, winter interest, structure, new places to sit and separation in the garden to create defined spaces. Lots of variety in colour, beautiful fragrance and plentiful food for pollinators. We’ll revisit this garden to ensure it beds in and continue planting in the autumn, it will look fantastic once the plants take off and fill the spaces.

Garden before

Marking out the beds

Bank area had no definition

Borders cut out and being prepped

Planting out

Yew hedge planted and bank sown with wild flower

Pergola and patio for socialising

Pergola adds height, light shade and climbers will be trained up it

Planted borders in full bloom later that year