From small beginnings big things take shape…….. many clients might not appreciate how important the first stages of a garden… Read more.

I first came across this newish form of Stonecrop at an open day of our main perennial wholesale nursery a… Read more.

Curve appeal……… this month we have transformed a back garden in Maidenhead where curves take centre stage and give a… Read more.

This is the second of a series of design blogs aimed at encouraging people to make space to grow vegetables… Read more.

Tempted by a chill out space in your garden…..?  This summer house built by ALDA Landscapes in 2011 in my… Read more.

Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ – a yellow berried form of Rowan / Mountain Ash  - is one of my favourite small… Read more.

Mastering the problem of a manhole cover..... manhole covers might not seem the most exciting topic when considering a new… Read more.

I have been asked on numerous occasions over the years to give some tips and advice about growing vegetables and… Read more.

Following on from last month's look at Euonymus alatus, this month I want to share another of my favourites with… Read more.

As soon as I walk into the grounds of Chelsea Flower Show I know I am in for a creative… Read more.

When I meet people for the first time and tell them I am a garden designer, their first response is… Read more.

Are you fed up with back breaking days in the garden? Here's a thought - why not make life easier… Read more.

Every garden designer has his or her favourite/most-used plants, and I'm no different.  But rather than sharing a long list… Read more.

As part of one of our most recent garden make-overs in Newbury, our client had requested a seating area at… Read more.

Be creative with wood... installing an arbour or archway, trellis fencing or a beautiful bespoke gate – such simple additions… Read more.

When we refer to chalky soil, we mean soil which has a layer of chalk below it.  Chalky soils tend… Read more.

If you have a wide and shallow garden it can appear to lack space and distance. But with some design… Read more.

Some clients get very concerned if we inform them that we are planning to undertake some of the planting in… Read more.

In my eyes, it is just as important to pay attention to your front garden as it is the back. … Read more.

Over the years, many of the landscaping projects I’ve worked on have involved brickwork and/or timber construction. As well as… Read more.

Alison has finally persuaded me to venture into the blog-o-sphere and publish my first blog post.  Let’s just say this… Read more.

Sloping gardens. They're challenging for home owners and garden designers alike. In this in-depth piece, we take a look at:The… Read more.

Front gardens are often purely functional.  Pull up into the driveway, park the car, put the bins out, ... you… Read more.

This blog was almost called “How To Attract Beneficial Insects To Your Garden”, but when we started to think about… Read more.

If you run a business, you'll know what it's like to get that warm fuzzy feeling inside when the hard… Read more.

Many of the gardens we design involve gradients to a lesser or greater degree.  If the gradient is relatively steep,… Read more.

We know those of you who read our newsletter regularly love seeing what we've been up to recently... so here's… Read more.

Hot, dry areas of the garden can be quite a challenge for the gardener, particularly if the soil is very… Read more.