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A great site visit to Bath yesterday

I had a super site visit yesterday. I do love a good before & after….these however are actually before & ‘during’! The water features were going in when I arrived which was pretty momentous. Everything in this garden is bespoke so it’s all taken a while. It is a grade I listed townhouse too so that adds to the delays. Thankfully the planners were very happy with the garden design so it’s not been too bad… it is a garden on two levels & the lawn area was sloped. That slope was pretty horrible so we have levelled it out …

Buying mature trees & topiary @ fabulous trade nurseries

Buying mature trees & topiary for clients is a real perk of my job. I get to go to wonderful places & buy fantastic specimen trees – some so enormous we have to plant them with the aid of a crane. Last week I went with Tom to find trees & topiary for my Bath project currently being built by his team. This is one of my drawings of my design. It is a courtyard garden behind one of the fabulous classical Georgian facades at this elegant townhouse just near the Royal Crescent. My aim is for the garden to …