Last summer saw completion of a stunning garden project in Godalming, Surrey following an extensive remodelling of the house during the spring. After a lengthy design and consultation period the decision was made to carry out works to the smaller front garden first as a taster before completing the larger rear garden which included a [...]

Completed in March this year, the Waren garden has really begun to fill out and all the planting seems to have settled in well. This project was a particularly difficult construction due to the awful winter weather experienced earlier in the year – it is rare for us to leave site with work still to [...]

The ‘Party’ Garden

What a difference some sunshine makes, this week saw us completing of a small urban retreat in deepest Balham, London which is intended to be a garden to party in!
The design brief was put together over the winter and took into account a number of key requirements that included an emphasis on purple/red foliage and [...]

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Pond construction

One of the most challenging but potentially rewarding elements of any garden construction is the pond, inherently bespoke they can prove very testing indeed. We have been working in Woking for the last couple of weeks on part of a much larger garden design, the focus is on a naturalistic pool and gentle spill.

The concept [...]

by James | 7 May 2012 at 10:00 pm

Travertine Paving…..

Although the planting still has some way to go this small garden in the surrey hills makes great use of travertine paving.

The soft browns and creams of the Travertine paving compliment the dark stained sleepers and will provide a wonderful backdrop for the proposed plantings. Unusually the stone looks fantastic in this rural situation, ordinarily [...]

by James | 7 May 2012 at 9:16 pm

PLANTERS ON SALE #Livingreen design

The Ideal Home Show 2012 sees Designscape promoting a wonderful selection of architectural planters from Livingreen Design. We have used a wide range of their bespoke fibreglass planters from minimal roof terraces to large formal gardens and now act as official agents for their product range in the UK.
Each planter is genuinely handcrafted and with [...]

by James | 24 March 2012 at 11:22 pm