Our work
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Hard landscaping II-Prudhoe
Build at Prudhoe. We are using Asian sandstone for the patio and the paths. The paths drop to the patio using two sets of stone faced steps and the patio has a sloping wall on the west side and a capped stone wall to the north. The patio is surrounded by plant beds, two raised […] -
Hard landscaping design (click here for gallery)
One of the key elements in design is the relationship between hard landscape construction and the nature’s plants and her colours and shapes. Many of our jobs involve building patios, paths, walls. Adding pagodas, raised beds and screens to a garden, correcting levels, improving soils and organising positions and space to greater efficiency. We […] -
Design work during early Summer, 2020
Everyone has been spending more time at home recently. Gardens have always been beautiful tranquil places and I’ve been very busy helping people create improved garden space. I’m busy with 4 gardens, the first in Hepscott, a beautiful village near Morpeth. Here a stream runs through the front garden and several metres from it we […] -
Capability Brown legend of estate design
Recently I have worked for a client who owns the converted orangery at Rothley Hall. This is close to where the famous 18th century designer was born. Rothley has its own ha-ha popularized by Brown, it’s a dropped fence or wall to help the landscape views link together. One principle of garden design is to […] -
Coastal garden northumberland
This spring I worked for a great clients near Seahouses who had always dreamed of a great garden to go with their beautiful contemporary house design, with balcony views looking across fields and down to their garden below. We had excellent discussions and we created a plan which structured the garden with perennials nearer the […] -
Raised bed, Darras Road, Ponteland
This was a lovely project. The client has a beautiful property with a long driveway. Beyond the entrance gates the architects had created a raised bed, which was to be split into a pool and a perennial bed. We planted a combination of Lupins, monardas and penstemon and ran a visual border edge with small […] -
Colour blending in a town garden
Designing and constructing with new materials (especially contemporary deck) can be made to work well in traditional settings if you make good use of natural colours, as we have used here in one of my 2013 projects in Gosforth. -
Perennial borders modern impressionist style
Using colour to enhance a garden with beautiful existing static features