We all have different aspirations for our gardens. Whether you want your garden as a place for relaxation, entertainment, reflection or play, we would love to help you create your perfect garden; one tailored to your personal style, practical needs. More than that, we would love to help you create a garden that impacts positively on you as well as nature. Trained at the world renowned Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, I have expertise in garden design and a passion for plants and our natural environment.
Everyone has different wants and needs from their garden. During our initial meeting, I will spend time with you in your garden and ask you what you want from your garden and if you have any special requirements, and ask you about the style you like. You may have photos or magazine cuttings of gardens, features, plants and styles that you wish to show me. I will also talk about plants. If you don't know exactly what you want, I can give you lots of inspiration to help you to decide. I will also talk about how much you want to invest in your garden.
We had a shady dead zone that we handed over to Rachel to transform and what an amazing job she did. The design was a collaborative process, led by her deep knowledge of plants, her creativity and her good sense. The garden she designed is a perfect fit for our house and exactly met the remit. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and We would have no qualms recommending her every day of the week. You can trust her fully to deliver the garden you want.
I chose Rachel when I was looking for a garden designer partly because of her design skills but also her expertise in plants. She was extremely professional in crafting a layout which incorporated my own ideas with hers, making sure it would work with the realities of what we faced in the "garden" (ie space round the house filled with rubble and weeds over different levels!); very patient taking time to explain the choices for planting to deal with extreme exposure and hungry local wildlife (on a site visit one of the resident hares lolloped by with not a care in the world which really reinforced the issue!) Rachel rose to the challenge of creating a space that will have year-round interest, using a combination of planting, sculptural earthworks and art, that relates strongly to the wider landscape, is manageable and personal to me, but has the potential to be added to over time. She was not precious about the available budget and using my own contractors, but also got trade deals from nurseries for the plants I needed. and then came round with a team on a weekend to plant them! All in all a great experience - looking forward to working together on phase 2.
Rachel designed our garden, which was a blank canvas and together with PD Landscapes the final results are absolutely stunning. We are delighted with our garden and are enjoying watching it grow and develop. I would definitely recommend Rachel to anyone considering designing their garden.
Planting Design one of the planting plans on the drawing board. This one is for a small garden of a new build house in #Dumbarton.
Design Detailing bringing the initial concept of the garden to life requires careful detailing and selection of materials to tone in the house and each other. A visit to @glasgowbrickya rd with a sample of the limestone paving from @stonemarket_of ficial meant we could choose the best bricks for.
In the garden it's not only us who think spring has arrived. After below freezing temperatures only a week ago and deep snow, today the birds were singing, buds are opening on amelanchier abs swelling on the Rowan. New leaves are venturing above ground. Primrose has been flowering its.
Ever wonder how outside lighting affects wildlife and what we can do about it?
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