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Unearthing a wine cellar!

I designed this bed full of pompom topiary for my client Jane to replace the overgrown straggly shrubs that were there. Whilst the guys were digging over the ground they found a hole! it was a filled in hole, but curiosity got the better of all so the team kept digging! stairs were found too! They lead sadly not to an amazing tomb filled with riches but a large underground room. How interesting – hmmm what shall we do with it? A wine cellar was considered a great idea but how do we stop little ones falling in? A lovely …

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Buying field grown trees in winter

I love to plant trees – they instantly add drama & height to an environment & are in fact incredibly good value. A simple cherry tree for example can cost less than a medium size shrub! This time of year, (October to March) we plant bare root & rootballed specimens which are only available whilst the trees are dormant & the ground is not too hard. It’s a great process; my design will propose certain trees of a certain size – silver birch for example so we, the client, me & my contractor – all go together to the nursery. …

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Our Garden in Stockcross, Newbury

Our garden in Stockcross Newbury was approximately an acre & pretty grotty when we bought the place. Our main outlook was from the kitchen & the outlook is always really important to me – year round, so it desperately needed to be sorted.! The previous owner had a good idea of using formal lines but the scale was all wrong as was the planting they used. The garden was filled with so much rubbish. What a terrible mess! Before.. We set about removing old sheds, a greenhouse under a tree, masses of weeds, sandpit, a pond/swamp & lots of dead …

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