Pots of surprise

by Laura | 4 November 2013

The first frost always galvanises me to plant spring-flowering bulbs in pots or the ground – their beautiful, organic shapes are nature’s equivalent of slow-motion fireworks. It is a party in the spring to look forward to! This year I’m trialling single, late...

Zero Maintenance Garden

by Laura | 8 September 2013

Although we are regularly at our house near Southwold, we don’t have to wield secateurs and spades the moment we arrive. Plastic plants aren’t an option so, over the years, I have been trialling various plants that I love (specifically that remind me of holidays) and...

“Heel mooi!” (How beautiful!)

by Laura | 10 August 2013

It’s always a treat when clients tell us how pleased they are with our designs, but perhaps even greater compliments are those we don’t actually hear. As it happens, recommendations provide us will almost all of our work – we are blessed to have such lovely clients! A...

Why ‘wild’?

by Laura | 1 June 2013

“Look Mum, this is for you…” Poring over paint charts deciding colours to use for one client’s obelisk, planters, porchway and rose arches, I looked up to see my rosy cheeked three year old offering me a daisy… In fact, the most beautiful daisy I have ever seen. That...

Garden designers

by Laura | 15 May 2013

You might think that garden designers spend most of their time actually in gardens, which often turns out not to be the case. Every day in a garden yes, but a good deal of time is spent in our offices. My only lasting New Year resolution (!) was to have flowers on my...