“I used Lou & Andy for our small holiday home garden makeover. They were beyond patient and so accommodating with my requests and numerous delays. They were amazing with keeping me informed throughout anf they delivered the brief perfectly! I would not hesitate to highly recommend them”
(Victoria & Alex Hines - Southbourne)
A tired holiday home garden, which already had the major elements, it just needed some tweaking and an injection of style and planting. When meeting the family the only thing they gave us to consider was for their love of Ibiza. So we created a relaxed, welcoming mediterranean feel space…
An excerpt of the planting design:
a mediterranean vibe
before
Tired & overgrown…
before
Shrubs to keep in much need of shaping!
A more welcoming scene…
A lovely mimosa still adds that tropical feel with its unusual foliage & flowers in the spring, in place of less easier tree we chose to care for…
before
The previous sloped tired border….
With the added sleeper & soil topped up, this now will be more a show piece with it’s shade loving plants….
Rodgersia ‘Chocolate Wings’ was part of the shady planting, which will provide both architectural interest with gorgeous star shaped bright pink flowers…
Echinops in place of alliums due to the time of the year, alliums could be added later for spring/early summer interest…
after
The cypress trees, mixed with ornamental grasses add height, some formality & texture…
after
The lower hammock post of the two which will eventually be hugged by the fern beneath…
Tropical feel in the Cannas….
The old shed now with it’s new look with the door picking up on the fence colour…
Pebbles we found were placed here and there to add that coastal edge…
3 types of Hosta; ‘Autumn Frost’, ‘Halcyon’ and ‘Barbara Ann’ and one of our favourite Tiarella ‘Mystic Mist’…
A few fern specimens chosen, which will thrive under these shrubs and compliment the existing rhododendron…