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Growing flowers for your home is magical. With a little planning, a productive cut flower border is easily achievable. Planting Plan for a White Cut Flower Border Location & Layout: Have you an area in mind for yoyr cut flower garden? Most cut flowers thrive in full sun (6-8 hours daily). Sunlight creates stronger stems and so more blooms. Remember that the aim is to cut the flowers so maybe use a border to the back of the garden where the aesthetic isn't so important. Be as

An established cottage garden in Tarporley needed a little re-frame - connecting itself and the client and to the property. After a site visit and understanding the client's needs we built a mood board to create a look for the garden. The client has a lot of vintage and rustic items throughout the garden, which need tying to the planting through colour and texture. Client Mood Board A Limited Colour Palette By limiting the colour palette we can create a more sophisticated, le

The Brief: To Design a Courtyard Garden for a Georgian Farmhouse Designing a courtyard garden for a Georgian farmhouse requires balance between elegance and practicality. Georgian architecture is known for it's symmetry, proportion, restraint and repetition. The garden must therefore follow suit. Structured planting following a clear central axis, softened with layers of herbaceous perennials & seasonal colour to bring warmth & movement. Even when the planting becomes soft,