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The design & making of a new garden fit for a wedding

I got a call last July from a lady called Cath in Oxfordshire who wanted her Thameside garden made over in order to look great for her daughter’s wedding in August this year. After checking with my team @ TS Landscapes, Tom said it was tight but doable… This is about the design & making of a new garden… Cath & her husband Ian were seeing other designers too as is often the way. I completely understand but it is nonetheless quite unnerving even after a career of over thirty years. When I went to see them after I had …

A flood story

A flood story Last year I designed a riverside garden for my clients Keith & Kirsty. They wanted a stylish garden to tie in with their stylish house. The existing garden was pretty boring & most impractical too. As you can see, it didn’t really fit with the smart house & the tall step into the house from the deck was dreadful. I redesigned it with practical steps, two large hardwood decks which would both be useful but also reduce the impact of the height difference. We knew there would be flood problems so we had to consider this when …