The garden at the Glasshouse needed to be designed around mature trees, a large pond and a swimming pool, whilst also complementing the striking architectural home. The garden needed to create a journey around the house, creating different vistas and areas of interest. The ground floor has floor to ceiling windows on front and back […]
Dartmoor Farmhouse
This garden is in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, surrounded by open moorland and fields. Exposed conditions demand resilient planting without sacrificing colour or structure. It needed to feel like a garden, full of colourful planting. Large terraces built by Robin Weldon, had been built using local stone as part of the […]
Urban Bath Garden
It is always a pleasure to create a garden for a beautiful home and this unique passivhaus was no exception. The house, built by Greenheart, is modern in style, fully clad in Western Red Cedar with sedum roofs. The garden needed to be an extension of the home to be used for outdoor lounging and […]
Sustainable Garden Studio
The brief was to create a garden room that would be used as an art studio and cosy nook to sit and enjoy the surrounding planting. This was an addition to a garden that we already designed and built (see project here), so it had to be designed into the existing garden seamlessly. It needed […]
RHS Chelsea Microbiome Garden
Healthy Landscape, Healthy Gut, Healthy Mind.
Mediterranean Terrace Garden
A terraced garden design to make use of a sloping garden, with the planting at centre stage.
Country Garden in Bath
A timeless country garden with interesting features that celebrate wildlife.
Contemporary Country Garden
A plant filled paradise garden with privacy, colour and texture.
Calming Contemporary Garden
A cool, calm and contemporary garden, oozing with bespoke details and rich planting
School Amphitheatre
School amphitheatre seating area. School garden design and build using sustainable techniques and sensory planting
Gravel Garden for Wildlife
A contemporary gravel garden filled with flowering perennials, designed to host a range of wildlife.
Perennial Garden
A charming colourful oasis to enjoy from the conservatory
Office Courtyard
An oasis of calm at the Office Courtyard
Hampshire Constabulary Memorial Garden
A memorial garden for those who served with Hampshire Police force
Greenbook Instagram Feed
I’m an ambassador for @rethinkmentalillness and I wanted to share a tiny snippet of my own experience to help draw attention to mental illness specifically, rather than the wider mental health conversation.
It is something that’s so hard for people to understand unless they have lived experience themselves or through family and friends.
It is a different situation to general mental health, as severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, can have very challenging consequences for people in their everyday lives.
Remember to just be a kind and patient person to everyone you meet, as you never know what’s going on behind the scenes. ❤️
P.s I know this post is a day late but its important to talk about regardless 🙌
I’m an ambassador for @rethinkmentalillness and I wanted to share a tiny snippet of my own experience to help draw attention to mental illness specifically, rather than the wider mental health conversation.
It is something that’s so hard for people to understand unless they have lived experience themselves or through family and friends.
It is a different situation to general mental health, as severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, can have very challenging consequences for people in their everyday lives.
Remember to just be a kind and patient person to everyone you meet, as you never know what’s going on behind the scenes. ❤️
P.s I know this post is a day late but its important to talk about regardless 🙌
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What does a garden designer do in their own garden?! The answer is … it’s a nightmare to decide and it will almost certainly change as I get into the build 😂.
I’m sharing the whole process through design, build and planting and I want you to come along with me 🙌.
If you like longer form content then please check out my YouTube (link in bio) and say hello in the comments!
What does a garden designer do in their own garden?! The answer is … it’s a nightmare to decide and it will almost certainly change as I get into the build 😂.
I’m sharing the whole process through design, build and planting and I want you to come along with me 🙌.
If you like longer form content then please check out my YouTube (link in bio) and say hello in the comments!
That means we’ve got our first garden and I want to share the journey of transforming it with you.
I’ll be sharing the whole process of design, build and planting and sharing all the mistakes too!
We want to use as many reclaimed & second hand materials as possible in the design and the hardest part is our small budget!
First video of the series is now on my YouTube account. Please go and show it some love and let me know what you think of the garden! It would be much appreciated. ❤️
If there’s specific content you want to see around making a garden, then let me know in the comments 🤟.
That means we’ve got our first garden and I want to share the journey of transforming it with you.
I’ll be sharing the whole process of design, build and planting and sharing all the mistakes too!
We want to use as many reclaimed & second hand materials as possible in the design and the hardest part is our small budget!
First video of the series is now on my YouTube account. Please go and show it some love and let me know what you think of the garden! It would be much appreciated. ❤️
If there’s specific content you want to see around making a garden, then let me know in the comments 🤟.
People always make the same mistake with garden lighting…
So many gardens have too many lights that are often too bright as well. Subtlety is key!
This garden that we designed in Bristol uses @inlite_global lights from @landscapeplus_uk - which have a lot of options to get a lovely soft lighting scheme like this. I always try and design lighting so you’re not staring at a direct light source.
You can do this by facing things away from the house, using anti glare filters, or disguising the light source in planting. That way you get a soft glow instead!
Installed by @benjaminrichardpope 🙌
Sway lights floating through the planting
Lovely view back across the garden with Sway lights, LED strip on the bench and a wash across the gravel from Ace Low lights.
Simple Wedge wall lights to mark the steps
Sway lights and the Ace low giving a nice wash across the ground
People always make the same mistake with garden lighting…
So many gardens have too many lights that are often too bright as well. Subtlety is key!
This garden that we designed in Bristol uses @inlite_global lights from @landscapeplus_uk - which have a lot of options to get a lovely soft lighting scheme like this. I always try and design lighting so you’re not staring at a direct light source.
You can do this by facing things away from the house, using anti glare filters, or disguising the light source in planting. That way you get a soft glow instead!
Installed by @benjaminrichardpope 🙌
Sway lights floating through the planting
Lovely view back across the garden with Sway lights, LED strip on the bench and a wash across the gravel from Ace Low lights.
Simple Wedge wall lights to mark the steps
Sway lights and the Ace low giving a nice wash across the ground
What a garden!
Ace low light nestled amongst the planting
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Small garden, BIG impact
The garden is split into three distinct ‘rooms’ split across two levels. Coffee spot at the top, dining in the middle, and lounging at the bottom!
Designed and planted by my company Greenbook Landscape Design and built by @benjaminrichardpope 💪
Some awesome details in this garden that have been built beautifully.
Will share some more pics including the lighting on another post soon 🤟
The best photos by my good friend @aspectlandscapemedia 📸. Go and hit him up if you need anything shooting!
A simple Corten water table breaks up the garden and nestled amongst some very textural planting!
Say what you like about Phormiums (@garden_ninja_lee I’m looking at you 👀), but Platts Black is one of my favourites and adds such good contrast here.
Sneaky @inlite_global lights tucked into the scheme too. 🙌 @landscapeplus_uk
One of my favourite details is how the decking step seamlessly becomes the bench seat for the dining table.
A lot of work went into putting a planter in this raised decking but it is totally worth it to bring planting close to the house!
Well done @benjaminrichardpope as I know it’s not as easy as it looks 😂
Who doesn’t love a top down view? Shows the proportions perfectly 👌.
A mini oasis amongst many empty looking terraced gardens!
The planting was only done in June this year, so give it time and it will all come on even more. Amazed it’s done this well with this summer!
Also I know some people wait a couple years before photographing gardens, but who’s got the patience?! It looks great so it’s getting put out there 😂
Behind the scenes insights from the designers of the ‘Designer Gardens’ at @tauntonfs 🪴
Congratulations to everyone that created the gardens. I had a blast judging them and doing talks at the show over the weekend.
If anyone wants to exhibit next year, I couldn’t recommend it enough. It’s a great show with a brilliant atmosphere.
Which garden is your favourite?!
#showgarden #gardendesign #gardenersofinstagram
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Come along to @tauntonfs this weekend. I’ll be there doing a talk on transforming small gardens on a budget, a gardeners question panel, and my design doctor drop in, where I will diagnose your garden problems and give you design led treatments to solve them!
I’m also judging the designer gardens again this year, which I can’t wait to see.
This weekend - Friday 7th & Saturday 8th August.
Come and say hello if you see me! Check out the @tauntonfs page and website for more details.
Come along to @tauntonfs this weekend. I’ll be there doing a talk on transforming small gardens on a budget, a gardeners question panel, and my design doctor drop in, where I will diagnose your garden problems and give you design led treatments to solve them!
I’m also judging the designer gardens again this year, which I can’t wait to see.
This weekend - Friday 7th & Saturday 8th August.
Come and say hello if you see me! Check out the @tauntonfs page and website for more details.
