Garden Design

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Garden design is a bit like interior decorating but for the great outdoors. It's all about turning your patch of earth, whether it’s a sprawling yard or a tiny balcony, into a beautiful, inviting, and functional space where plants, people, and nature can feel right at home. There are no rules, just a little creativity, and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

Green architecture

Autumn is a great time to add structure and substance to the garden with a neat little hedge or elegant topiary.

Espalier - edible art

Popular in the Middle Ages, the art of espaliering could be the answer for urban would-be orchardists with ever smaller back yards.

Spring bulbs - playing with colour

Autumn is planting time for spring flowering bulbs. Daffodils, hyacinths and snowdrops brighten the scene as early as July. Tulips soon follow in very early spring, as do bluebells, freesias and grape hyacinths.

Creating an outdoor dining space

A beautiful space to relax in the fresh air, recharge, and connect with friends, the outdoor living room is a valuable extension of the home.

Grasses - texture in motion

Fine, silky strands that shimmer in the sun and sway in the breeze bring unique character and movement to the garden.

Foliage in focus

Flowers are not the only attention seekers in the garden. Playing with foliage is a delightful and powerful way to bring visual drama into any planting scheme.

Swing into Spring

Unleash your creativity - it’s time to get potty about pots and hanging baskets!

Ideas to steal

Inspiration from Bronwyn Towersey’s spring garden …

Cool classic

A bit like the black dress, the ‘white garden’ has a crisp elegance that never goes out of fashion. Its quiet simplicity comes to life in shady areas and at night when the flowers shine out in the moonlight.

Living art

When an evergreen shrub is sculpted into an interesting or architectural shape, it takes on the role of a garden statue, a focal point or accent amid the free flow forms of grasses or perennials. In the middle of winter, an evergreen can create a real point of interest while flowers are sleeping.

Bright sparks

Contrasting textures of green on green is key to creating a fantastic all season garden. And a splash of variegated foliage is like turning the lights on, especially on dull winter days.

Designing with flowers

In spring the garden seems effortlessly, irrepressibly beautiful. Every day there is something new as seedlings sprout, new foliage unfurls and flowers pop out all over the place. Some flowers peak early, others continue for weeks, even months.