News Review 2011

Garden Building

2011 has been a most exciting year for gardens and I have designed and built a number over the year ranging from small private gardens to extensive country estates. Sunflower A visit to Italy to source trees was exceedingly informative and a high spot. A contemporary garden with spectacular terracing and extensive shade planting in Leeds transformed the view from a stunning Victorian stone house and created a garden with varying atmospheres making the most of the journey of the sun. A bold and strong geometric garden for a quirky listed building near York created a playful garden where architectural details were echoed in the garden design. Lighting transformed the night garden playing shadows on the beautiful red brick walls.

Planting

As a planting specialist I have become increasingly involved with planting schemes for large country houses and estates often for listed buildings which have rejuvenated the whole garden.

Garden Visits

Visits last Year include the extensive gardens at Coton Manor in Northamptonshire an English Country Garden and Bryans Gound in Herefordshire which has a wonderful planting of irises. Both gardens are notable for their exciting planting schemes.

House and Garden Magazine May 2012

The striking contemporary garden in Ilkley finished in 2010 is to appear as a special feature in The House and Garden magazine in May 2012 which is very thrilling.

Sunflower

Marianne Majerus

The Internationally acclaimed photographer Marianne Majerus (Winner of Garden Photographer of the year 2011) has photographed some of my gardens in 2011 and we hope to collaborate on more in the coming year.

And finally

Harrogate Flower Show 26-29th April 2012

I will have a stand at The Harrogate Flower Show again in the Horticultural Sundries Marquee near The Garden Roadshow.

Chelsea Flower Show

I will be manning the Primrose Bank Nursey stall on the Tuesday.

Do come and see me.