Dreaming of Spring???
As we edge towards spring I take a look at my favourite plants across the seasons.
Don’t miss out on your dream garden next Summer – plan ahead now…
This year we’ve all spent more time than ever enjoying our gardens – they have become the place to escape into newly-valued fresh air, to work and play, indeed they have been a salvation for many. We understand more about how we use our gardens – and how we would like to change them. If […]
Calm and cool symmetry 3 years on…
Being lucky enough to come back and see how a garden has evolved is one of the things I love most about this job. I nearly added these images to the original case study but the garden is so transformed I wanted to show it in all of it’s glory. See https://mymuddyboots.co.uk/calm-and-cool-symmetry-to-renovate-an-old-garden/ to see the […]
How does your garden make you feel?
When we stop and notice how landscapes make us feel, we can start to understand how garden spaces can be designed to create different moods and atmospheres
Calm and cool symmetry to renovate an old garden
My clients craved neatness and symmetry for a sense of calm in their tired garden space after months of house renovation works. Their brief included a large lawn, extensive perimeter screening and a substantial evening lounge area. I created a geometric design softened with natural screening and sculptural focal points, and combined soft planting using a […]
Adding light, colour and flow to a small garden space
Dominated by imposing Leylandii hedging, this garden needed a much lighter touch to create privacy, useable areas, interesting focal points and dynamic, low maintenance planting. New pathways and a private dining space were connected together to establish flow and ‘picture windows’ were formed within this wide, shallow space. A patio pergola planted with golden hops creates natural […]
Far Eastern Garden within Modernist Estate
My clients were keen to reflect their travel interests within their garden, whilst developing a low maintenance space that would allow them to keep travelling! I focused on an oriental planting style with clean lines to bring in the style of their modernist new build house within a local country estate, including raised planting beds […]
Sensory planting in a small space
A local school wanted to create a garden space for the children to learn more about their senses, different plants and how they grow. The design had to be next to zero maintenance and robust enough for a school garden and its resident hens! The design incorporates an informal stepping stone path and musical instruments, […]
Special Gardens for Hospice Children and Families
In addition to my private design work, I have also worked as Garden Projects Manager for Greenfingers Charity – creating magical gardens for children in hospices across the UK. A Greenfingers garden can be many things – an area for play, exploration, therapy, reflection and relaxation – often simply a space where children in hospices […]
My Garden
I have created a unique space for both a plant-lover and a family from a bare rectangle of piece of lawn over the past 14 years – enabling me to practice my design and planting skills, recommending the most reliable plants to you, and gain a solid understanding of maintenance commitments of my clients!