We take a look at The Manchester Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019. Designed by Exterior Architecture it honours the great city’s past, present and future. As Manchester was at the heart of the industrial revolution it developed very quickly which left very little green space. The garden was created to illustrate their desire to be at the forefront of urban planting. It also celebrates the ethos of green spaces such as Angel Meadows. There were 10 trees in…
We were lucky enough to visit the gardens at Hampton Court Flower Show 2019. The show is set against the stunning back drop of the Hampton Court Palace and its gardens and is one of the best-loved horticultural events in the UK. This year featured an abundance of inspirational show gardens, most of which included decorative stone. BBC Springwatch Garden We donated our Cotswold Chippings into the BBC Springwatch Garden which was designed as a feature garden by Jo Thompson…
The Montessori Children’s Garden won a gold medal at this years’ Chelsea Flower Show. Jody Litgard from Bespoke Outdoor Spaces designed the garden and approached us to donate hard landscaping products to the project. We’d previously featured his garden in our ‘What To See at RHS Chelsea‘ blog and it was definitely a favourite! Montessori St Nicholas Garden The garden celebrates the work Montessori Centre International do in supporting early year’s education. Also this year commemorates 100 years of Montessori in…
We’re pleased to be able to share a great customer feature with you on the Defiance Garden at RHS Malvern. The Defiance Garden was designed by Sara Edwards founder of No.30 Design Studio and won a Gold Medal and Best Green Living Spaces award. The Defiance Garden Designed by: Sara Edwards, No. 30 Design StudiosBuilt By: Design It Landscapes Sponsored by: The Pot Company, Palms Exotics, Photowall Interior Murals What are the Green Living Spaces? The Green Living Spaces…
Malvern Spring Festival ran last week and we went to check out what’s on. We spoke to designers, builders and visitors and found our favourite gardens at RHS Malvern. The Festival Theatre Stage The Festival Theatre Stage Designed by: Ruth Gwynn AssociatesBuilt by: Keyscape Design & ConstructionSponsored by: Great Little BreaksDecorative Aggreates supplied by Stone Warehouse Scottish Boulders 600-900mm, Scottish Boulders 300-600mm, Scottish Boulders 100-200mm and Play Pit Sand. We were delighted to work with Ruth Gwynn Associates and Keyscape…
Jo Manfredi-Hamer’s Mental Health Garden awarded gold at the Harrogate Flower Show at the end of April. We were thrilled to be involved with this year’s Harrogate Flower Show as we donated decorative aggregates to The Mental Health Garden designed by Jo Manfredi-Hamer. The garden was designed to raise awareness of mental health suffering and recovery, something designer Jo had helped support a loved one through in the past. Various elements in the garden were carefully selected to reflect the…
The Harrogate Flower Show has kicked off the planting season in Yorkshire. We visited the show to explore the latest trends and find top tips about re-creating the look in your outdoor space. Here are our top 5 favourite garden ideas from Harrogate. Top 5 Garden Ideas from Harrogate Flower Show Number 1: Gabion Baskets The Gabion Baskets used on The Mental Health Awareness Garden acted as a great focal point. They contained Ebony Black Cobbles and Cotswold Cobbles to…
We were thrilled to receive picture from our customer Joe, showing us his garden waterfall feature. He used our Charcoal Slate Rockery to create this fantastic dry garden waterfall. Our customer Joe from Cheshire originally contacted us as he wanted to know if he could visit our yard to have a look at the stone. This was because him and his wife wanted to create a garden waterfall feature and pond but were unsure which colour rockery stone would be…
The long cold days of winter are behind us (yay!). Therefore it’s time to get your garden ready for summer, but where to start? Check out our top tips below for summer garden ideas and help on rejuvenating your outdoor space! #1 Start planning Do you want to create a relaxing space for entertainment or a budget friendly plot? Or do you have a large garden that you want to transform, alternatively perhaps you want to make the most of…
Using gravel on your drive is an attractive and cost effective solution. Additionally a gravel driveway helps reduce the risk of flooding as water can drain away freely unlike concrete or tarmac drives. Laying a gravel drive is relatively simple but can be hard work! However it is straight forward enough to be undertaken by even a fairly novice DIYer.We have put together a useful step by step guide to assist you through the process. Below are the steps this…
