Occasional writing on landscape design, planting, and the craft of building gardens. Mostly things our clients ask us about — written down once so we have the answer ready.
What earns its keep when nothing else does — and why January is the season to plan around.
Six months after handover, our most-photographed project of 2024 is settling into itself. Behind the scenes from a return visit.
Lawns aren't fashionable. They're also one of the most useful ecological surfaces a small garden can have.
Backbone planting matters more than any other choice in a small garden. These five never let us down.
Soil is the most-overlooked part of any landscape. Here's what we tell every client at first survey — and why we always send samples to the lab.
Three of our 2023 projects were nominated this year. Two won. One lost gracefully — and it's still our favourite of the three.
Garden lighting is mostly oversold and badly specified. Here's what actually works — and what to walk away from.
The when matters more than the what. A month-by-month guide to getting hedging in the ground at the right time for our region.
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