So after much practise and a couple of knock-backs, I finally had come up with a design that a client felt worthy of having built in their garden…phew! The customer was Mary G from Busby on the south side of Glasgow, and not only did she like the design she loved it enough to go over budget to get the project going!
by Matthew ThomsonTo take a look at the full design process for this garden, please follow me here!
Mary’s garden is a great little sun-trap and she emphasised on our survey that she loved to sun-bathe and relax in the garden so i thought it would suit her to have additional seating areas from the patio hence the Beach Pebble gravel rings. The original garden was almost completely without planting so the bed areas between the lawn, patio and gravel rings will give Mary plenty of new colours, aroma’s and form in her new garden. I found it extremely interesting and refreshing to see the garden take shape throughout the build knowing that these were MY ideas and visions taking place and that someone would benefit from these for years. I’m looking forward to returning to Mary’s very soon to imply the planting structure and seeing the finished job, it will definetly be a proud moment for me! Mary is chuffed with the garden; a big relief for me as there was a worry that once we completed the job she wouldn’t be as happy as I was, but no worries there in the end!
To see the the finished job follow me here to see this Busby garden design completed!
I’m really looking forward to starting the next build on one of my own designs, which in fact will be starting very soon as another one has been accepted! Happy days! Keep an eye out for that appearing in our Garden Design Portfolio Series.
Cheers for now
Matthew Thomson, Apprentice Garden Designer @ GardenImprovements.com
An Apprentices View: My First Design Built
by Matthew ThomsonTo take a look at the full design process for this garden, please follow me here!
Mary’s garden is a great little sun-trap and she emphasised on our survey that she loved to sun-bathe and relax in the garden so i thought it would suit her to have additional seating areas from the patio hence the Beach Pebble gravel rings. The original garden was almost completely without planting so the bed areas between the lawn, patio and gravel rings will give Mary plenty of new colours, aroma’s and form in her new garden. I found it extremely interesting and refreshing to see the garden take shape throughout the build knowing that these were MY ideas and visions taking place and that someone would benefit from these for years. I’m looking forward to returning to Mary’s very soon to imply the planting structure and seeing the finished job, it will definetly be a proud moment for me! Mary is chuffed with the garden; a big relief for me as there was a worry that once we completed the job she wouldn’t be as happy as I was, but no worries there in the end!
To see the the finished job follow me here to see this Busby garden design completed!
I’m really looking forward to starting the next build on one of my own designs, which in fact will be starting very soon as another one has been accepted! Happy days! Keep an eye out for that appearing in our Garden Design Portfolio Series.
Cheers for now
Matthew Thomson, Apprentice Garden Designer @ GardenImprovements.com
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