Current Garden Design Projects
We are currently working on many garden design projects across North East Scotland. These include full redesigns and also planting designs for outdoor spaces for our domestic clients and also some public spaces. These include:- Coastal garden near Banff. Coastal garden near Nairn, Highlands. Contemporary style garden in Inverurie – front garden redesign. Public space […]
Inverurie Cottage Garden: Planting Design
Design Brief To create a planting plan for a front garden near Inverurie which was laid to lawn. The design brief for this South West facing garden was for all year round colour and interest. The client had created two beds in this area – a circular one and rectangular one. We decided on different […]
Contemporary Circle Garden
Design Brief: The property was a new build house with a rear garden laid to lawn. The clients wanted a curved contemporary garden design. They were keen to have a larger patio area for outdoor entertaining, a raised bed wrapping around the patio, additional seating and colourful contemporary planting with all year round interest. The […]
Contemporary Terraced Garden
Design brief: The clients wanted to create a more usable space in the side and back garden. The side garden is South West facing and gets lot of sun in the afternoon and evening. They wanted to create an area where they could sit in the evening as the sunset. They also wanted privacy in […]
Aberdeen Garden: Planting Design
Design Brief To create a planting plan for a South West facing back garden in Aberdeen’s West End. This included a border close to the house next to a sunny patio, an entrance border to the garden from existing steps and enhanced planting to existing borders in the garden. The design brief for this sunny […]
Inverurie Garden: Planting Design
Design Brief To create a planting plan for a new build back garden in Inverurie which was predominately laid to lawn. The design brief for this South facing garden was for all year round colour and interest with textural plants in purples, pinks and whites. The client wanted some vertical height in the planting to […]
December’s plant of the month
December’s plant of the month is Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’. This is a great plant for achieving structure and colour in winter. Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ is a deciduous, upright-growing shrub with dark green leaves. It bears clusters of small white flowers in spring and early summer, followed by small white berries. It is most commonly grown […]
What to do in your garden in December
It’s December! Where has the year gone? There are still some jobs you can be doing in the garden in the depths of winter (snow allowing!):- Check your winter protection structures are secure; Check that greenhouse heaters are working ok; Prevent ponds and stand pipes from freezing; Prune open-grown apples and pears (but not those […]
Drought tolerant perennial plants
Our top 5 drought tolerant perennials Drought tolerant plants are usually native to dry regions such as the Mediterranean. However they can still be grown in our cooler gardens. They have evolved to thrive in dry soils with little rainfall by developing characteristics such as thick fleshy leaves to store water or silver or grey-green […]
Garden makeover costs
How to find a ballpark figure for your garden makeover When I visit clients for the first time, the inevitable question comes up ‘How much does a garden makeover cost?’ This is a difficult question to answer as each of our garden design projects are bespoke to the client’s requirements. BUT you should have a […]
