There is nothing quite as exciting, for me as a designer, to see one of my completed gardens be confetti strewn by a celebratory blossom tree as it heralds in the warmer weather of a summer.
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Inspired by:: Artist Jack Frame
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Posted in Influence and Inspiration
Posted in Influence and Inspiration
Great Garden Umbrellas and Parasols
A funky and modern twist on the traditional garden parasol design: these can be used when the garden design is such that a traditional umbrella structured parasol might compromise the overall theme of the space. Coolaroo Shade Sails are bold,…
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Posted in Ideas for the Garden
Posted in Ideas for the Garden
Glasgow South: Stylish Chill-out Garden Design in Giffnock
The cascade water feature pools into a rill which follows down into the reflective pool. The rill heightens the audio and visual qualities of the garden – and will also act as a handy wine and beer cooler!!
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Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Renfrewshire Garden Design: New Family Space in Paisley
With room a plenty for keeping guests entertained and children happy, all Laura and co need now is for the sun to shine on Paisley!
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Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Great Hammocks for the Garden
Check out these fantastic stand-alone hammocks as seen on SpotCoolStuff: Hammocks have come a long way since pre-Columbian natives in South America wove together sheets from the bark of a Hamack tree and strung them up between two poles. Hammocks…
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Posted in Ideas for the Garden
Posted in Ideas for the Garden
Website Update!!
We received some mixed feedback form our December 2008 website revision with the flash navigation and music uploading. I decided to remove the flash navigation and music altogether and changed the layout slightly to be simpler. We have retained some…
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Posted in Promotions and Client Information
Glasgow South: Mediterranean Garden Design in Newton Mearns
The garden presents an awkward tri-angular shape which isn’t normally very easy to work function into. We could implement a rectangular theme, with the base lines off-centre from perpendicular with the house – perhaps at 90 degrees to either fence might work; but I wanted to achieve an introversial garden which would create an urban haven rather than one which stretches the boundaries of the space and tries to reach beyond the fence line. A large dominant circle presented a good base from which to build the different elements of the design upon.
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Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Glasgow West Garden Design: Contemporary City Oasis
Considering the area was practically a car park before hand, virtually just a concrete base, i think my design will really turn the space into a use-able garden and mirror Moyra’s style while giving the established and impressive town-house a worthy extension!
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Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Posted in Garden Design Portfolio Series
Indoor Wall-Tiles with a Difference
At GardenImprovements.com we are constantly striving to convince people to introduce their gardens into their normal lifestyle habits: var linkwithin_site_id = 6535; (function () { var elem = document.createElement(‘script’); elem.type = ‘text/javascript’; elem.src = ‘http://www.linkwithin.com/widget.js?rand=’ + Math.random(); document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)[0].appendChild(elem); })();
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Posted in Ideas for the Garden
Posted in Ideas for the Garden
Landscaping in 2009?
Having read some of the many articles on the effects of the credit crunch on small businesses, I wonder how it will affect my small business and how other garden designers and landscapers around Glasgow, and indeed around the UK, will cope with the coming year.Read more ›
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