A lovely 18th c cottage with a beautiful view, had a large back lawn area with one main flower bed, existing pond and a very diagonal hedge. We decided to create a design that would square up to the house and remove emphasis on the loud diagonal. I increased the existing rectangular flower bed and added many others. The dark body of the hedge is a useful backdrop for the evening light catching the grasses and perennials. After an incredibly good growing season (this spring) the garden is looking great in its first summer. It needs the usual two years to mature, and then the roses will really make themselves heard. (The lawn may need a little more TLC as two nice dogs live here too).
Key features :
-a good selection of roses (David Austin) and some lavender
-celebration of ornamental grasses and many perennials
-bespoke rustic trellis planted with 2 x rosa new dawn, 2 x clematis vit. etoile violette
-perennial wildflower meadow (with some annuals for this year)
-interesting collection of existing garden ornaments
-reused many of the client's existing shrubs, some perennials
-new decking
Design and Build completed in winter 2018/2019. I took my client through a Garden Design Process, created a Master Plan and Planting Plan. Myself and two assistants did the build.
CLIENT REVIEW
Wow! What a beautiful garden I have now, thanks to the talent and hard work of Joe Musselwhite and his small team. Joe spent several hours talking to me at the design stage to gain a real understanding of what I liked and how I wanted my garden to look. I now have the most glorious garden, only in its first year, with a fabulous colour palette and amazing planting. Joe and his team worked so hard - long hours, sometimes into the dark and sometimes in the most awful weather, but he always turned up on time and worked on until the job was done. Joe kept me informed of how the budget was going and we made the decisIons together. If you are thinking of redesigning your garden, or starting from scratch, I would definitely recommend Joe Musselwhite
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Key features :
-a good selection of roses (David Austin) and some lavender
-celebration of ornamental grasses and many perennials
-bespoke rustic trellis planted with 2 x rosa new dawn, 2 x clematis vit. etoile violette
-perennial wildflower meadow (with some annuals for this year)
-interesting collection of existing garden ornaments
-reused many of the client's existing shrubs, some perennials
-new decking
Design and Build completed in winter 2018/2019. I took my client through a Garden Design Process, created a Master Plan and Planting Plan. Myself and two assistants did the build.
CLIENT REVIEW
Wow! What a beautiful garden I have now, thanks to the talent and hard work of Joe Musselwhite and his small team. Joe spent several hours talking to me at the design stage to gain a real understanding of what I liked and how I wanted my garden to look. I now have the most glorious garden, only in its first year, with a fabulous colour palette and amazing planting. Joe and his team worked so hard - long hours, sometimes into the dark and sometimes in the most awful weather, but he always turned up on time and worked on until the job was done. Joe kept me informed of how the budget was going and we made the decisIons together. If you are thinking of redesigning your garden, or starting from scratch, I would definitely recommend Joe Musselwhite
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