Blog articles from December, 2014
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tributary garden
There are very few gardens that actually front the Thames in London without a road or towpath between them. But what struck me here was that from above the river…
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the vermeer garden
The brief was for this garden was one of our more interesting requests and for that I thank our client. ‘It should be like a Vermeer painting’. It had to…
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rhs chelsea flower show 2012
This garden is inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement and its underlying ethos and principles where traditional craftsmanship was advocated. The key elements of the movement are all represented…
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rhs chelsea flower show 2010
I designed this garden as a metaphor for the different journeys one can take through life. Several paths lead through the garden and the visitor is presented with a number…
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great ormond street hospital
Previously the staff at the hospital had nowhere to escape from the pressured workplace environment. ASD were commissioned to create a calm, contemporary roof garden and I was keen that…
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rhs chelsea flower show 2008
This was the last of 3 consecutive gardens I made for the charity and I chose to focus on the progress which they make in the fight against cancer. There…
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roof garden
Designed for a young professional this roof garden had to be simple and sophisticated and easy to look after. There were many restrictions regarding the weight and heights of existing…
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moon garden
This tiny garden was designed quite literally as an outside room, a concept which sadly has now become something of a garden design cliché, but which in my opinion is…
