I specialise in garden design in the Manchester, Liverpool, Southport and Cheshire areas of the North West of England. Specifically small, awkward or unconventional gardens. I love problem gardens and love to use my creative design and problem-solving to make incredible spaces for customers. I have a passion for good design with plants and I’m one […]
Henchman tripod ladders have been designed typically for pruning trees, topiary and hedges they allow you to work at heights without wobbling about. Designed for when you need to be at height for a while without needing to hold on for dear life. I find that standard ladders have a habit of wobbling about and […]
The tree grafting course was run at Ordsall Hall in Salford, a Tudor hall and knot garden here in Manchester. Peter Nicols from the Northern Fruit Group led the grafting workshop in showing us how to successfully graft some apple trees. The session was aimed at getting us from grafting zero to heroes! We used […]
Outdoor living gardens should not be confused with imagery of huge block paved patios, gas burners and hard landscaping galore! There is a big difference between a standard flagged pub beer garden with wooden benches and that of a carefully designed outdoor living garden at home. It is not to say one is wrong and […]
It’s not often that I blog about my own personal thoughts, but after meeting some of the Garden Bloggers at last weeks Garden Media Guild awards, I started to wonder why not? Agents of Field were as friendly and fun as their blog, and there were some newcomers I finally got to meet such as […]
The Exploding Atom garden has been my muse since moving house from the non-stop Manchester Cityscape to rural solitude in Lathom, a 6 square mile sleepy historical village. Talk about juxtaposition! The move brought a new perspective on my garden designs. Rather than small awkward city spaces with multi-functions, what would I design for a […]
Green roofs are incredibly versatile and beneficial to any garden. This guide on how to fit a green roof will show you how easy it is to green up your back garden shed. What has caused the increasing popularity of green roofs though? Green roofs can slow down the flow of torrential downpours, enabling sewers […]
This Orchid care guide will provide you with all the detail you need to keep your orchids flowering for months at a time and stop the unsightly yellow or black leaf problems. Orchids are now propagated on an industrial level in factories around the world and have been bred to be super resilient but whilst […]
Modern style chic garden design can turn a garden into a room you just can’t wait to be in. Summer evenings are spent sipping fizz out in your garden terrace, with careful mood lighting, dramatic planting and the feeling of privacy. What’s not to love? This garden design client had just moved into a new […]
Having a formal front garden is a statement piece and ideally, should match the style of the property that it will sit with. Period properties, townhouses and turn of the century property lend themselves really well to a formal garden design. New build houses can also be excellent candidates for a formal garden layout, especially […]
The Hayter Osprey 46 is a rotary lawn mower that is Made here in Britain. Hayter has been hand making mowers in the UK for the last 70 years and are renowned for their craftsmanship when making lawn mowers. They have a Royal Warrant which kind of says it all. They recently got in touch to […]
