'Multi Mini Makeovers'

phase 1

Additions & corrections to an already started back garden; including moving existing plants and finding new companion plants, additional fencing, garden furniture renovation, re-vamping a courtyard and freshening up the curb appeal at the front! Following a Design Consultation and in depth discussion leading to a comprehensive detailed Estimate with ‘mini sketch’…

‘We so love what Andy and Lou have done. Not only have they realised our dream for what the garden should be, but they have added extra details we would never have thought of. The garden is beautiful beyond our imagining, but also practical so that we can reach to water the plants, and have a washing line. They have a really good knowledge of plants, choosing them both for appearance and habit. They have a real eye for both the overall design and the tiniest detail. Both the structural work, paving and landscaping, and the planting were done with such care. They took time to understand what we wanted while making helpful suggestions. We appreciated being told of the schedule each day and they always came when they said.’

(Frances & Phillip Attwood - Charminster)

back garden…

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At the start measuring up….

At the start measuring up….

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Lovely ‘Monet’ arch from ‘Agrframes’ with a new David Austin rose and winter flowering jasmine to follow.  Using client’s existing pre-bought concrete slabs, giving a surprisingly clean look!

Lovely ‘Monet’ arch from ‘Agrframes’ with a new David Austin rose and winter flowering jasmine to follow. Using client’s existing pre-bought concrete slabs, giving a surprisingly clean look!

Clematis’ and pyracantha happy in their new planting pocket!

Clematis’ and pyracantha happy in their new planting pocket!

‘Rudbekia’ as big as your hand & 5ft tall!

‘Rudbekia’ as big as your hand & 5ft tall!

A bug hotel for solitary bees….

A bug hotel for solitary bees….

Re-built rockery with further hand picked alpines with an alpine grit drainage strip along the front to act as a ‘buffer’ between the paving & soil…

Re-built rockery with further hand picked alpines with an alpine grit drainage strip along the front to act as a ‘buffer’ between the paving & soil…

courtyard…

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Old tatty paving now gone & ready for it’s make-over!

Old tatty paving now gone & ready for it’s make-over!

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Drainage provided all the way around this area via a shingle strip…

Drainage provided all the way around this area via a shingle strip…

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Attention to detail around the edges to finish off around gullies & manhole cover…

Attention to detail around the edges to finish off around gully & manhole cover…

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The edging setts to the new lawn for Phase 2 will complete this edge…

We love how our left over sandstone slabs can be used creatively…

We love how our left over sandstone slabs can be used creatively…

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Very tired and worn, already a 2nd hand piece of furniture to our clients…

Very tired and worn, already a 2nd hand piece of furniture to our clients…

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Renovated in a rich green…

Renovated in a rich green…

We found the perfect 5ft ‘verbena bonariensis’ that accompanies the ‘Rudbekia’ perfectly!

We found the perfect 5ft ‘verbena bonariensis’ that accompanies the ‘Rudbekia’ perfectly!

A favourite of ours Echinacea ‘White Swan’

A favourite of ours Echinacea ‘White Swan’

Re-locating water butts and composter…

Re-locating water butts and composter…

Verbascum, another ‘bee friendly’ addition… attracting the bees as soon as we brought it around the back!

Verbascum, another ‘bee friendly’ addition… attracting the bees as soon as we brought it around the back!

refreshed curb appeal…

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A small area of tarmac to patch in to existing drive…

A small area of tarmac to patch in to existing drive…

Patch-working existing tarmac using both ‘brush in’ and ‘alpine grit’…

Patch-working existing tarmac using both ‘brush in’ and ‘alpine grit’…