Garden design drawings are moving forward.
As a case study at college, this garden design drawing has been designed on a 45 degree axis from the house and brings a totally different feel to a garden. With render (colour) it lifts the artwork and gives it some depth.
A large garden design project based in St Neots Cambridgeshire is coming on well. This is stage one of the project and we are pretty much up to date with it now. Come spring time there will be lots of planting needed to be done, to really bring these areas together. A Mediterranean / Italian feel is what is required by the customer, who has Italian roots. Looking forward to it all coming together in the New Year.
The use of prickly plants whilst planting a hedge is a great way for creating a boundary around your property which acts as a deterrent for unwanted intruders. In this planting we used Holly, Hawtorn and Pyracanther and infilled it with Hornbeam and Field Maple. Once established this hedge will give a myriad of berries and colour which will look fantastic in Autumn and Winter.
After extending their garden outwards, this customer wants a tiny piece of countryside within their own garden. This new piece of grassland will be turned into a tiny orchard and will be under planted with a mass of spring bulbs. Further work to the existing garden is underway which will have a winding path from the patio, leading you to the orchard. Coxs Pippin, Victoria plum and John Downie trees have been used here.
Over looked garden needed some much needed privacy. From design and drawings to supply and build.
A busy week last week planting 13 mature low growing Pinus trees. Its amazing that in such urban areas you can find houses with huge gardens with plenty of space to plant such mature plants. Instant impact.
A rustic fence in a village location. Check out this case study, and other case studies to give you some inspiration.
Another month of changeable weather and high winds, claims yet another victim.
Growing right beside a concrete bridge and within close proximity of the building, the root plate of this Lombardy Poplar was the reason for its failure.
This tree could have been saved if correct management was put into practice. The tree has signs of being pollarded many years ago and should have been done in good time before this failure, which would of allowed this tree to continue to grow for future generations.
Pollarded trees never look great to start with, but are a useful management technique for large trees around buildings and public areas.
If you walk around London and look up at the trees you can see how large mature trees can be kept safe and healthy by managing the trees in this way.
Over the forthcoming months we’ll be putting together a range of case studies that demonstrate our expertise.
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Not all dead trees need to be felled to the ground. A monolithic stem can create a diverse habitat for a wide array of wildlife.
Leaving Dead trees standing doesn’t have to be dangerous. If you remove the structural limbs off a dead tree you can create a strong standing structure that has the potential to remain standing for a very long time. This dead structure not only looks great, but is vital habitat for an array of wildlife.
To alleviate any dangers from the tree falling, the area where the tree is standing could be left wild and natural. This will reduce the risk of people going near the tree or you could fence the area off. As with any trees, regular monitoring is always crucial to access the longevity of the tree in question.
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