Gravel and timber steps are a low cost yet affective way to traverse a slope in the garden. We source land based gravels for their better environmental credentials than marine based gravels, and Oak is FSC certified and sourced from French sustainable forestry. The dimensions of the timber means we have a lot of flexibility More
We believe that garden design is a process. It can be a short process, or it can be a long process, but it none-the-less it is a process. How long it takes depends upon the size and complexity of the site, and how long you as the client need. It needs to be a process More
As garden designers, we often include bulbs in our planting designs. Bulbs are a great and cost effective way to bring colour and interest into the border, lawns, on banks and beneath hedges. Galanthus – Snowdrop –is the bulb that once flowers, brings a sense of optimism as it heralds the beginning of the year More
In winter time you really get to see the garden stripped back and the bare bones of it become visible. The structure becomes the predominant factor. This, coupled with some classic winter planting can brighten up a drab and dreary time of year. The careful placement of trees, shrubs and hedges help to create vista More
Inspiration is everywhere for a garden designer on holiday, lucky enough to be in Mexico over Christmas I got to see wild Salvias growing in the hedgerows, exotic agaves seeding on the sides of the roads and Tithonias wildly seeded in the central reservations- all plants that we have to grow as half hardies or More
I am like every other garden designer – When it comes to other people’s gardens, I am really quite nosey! One thing I like to do is nosey into people’s front gardens when I am on foot. I may peer through a hedge on a country lane and admire someone’s huge front garden and parking for 4 More
This series of blogs is about appointing a garden designer. You may have been considering your outside space and are wondering what your options are. And there are many! So why appoint a garden designer? A garden needn’t be a deck with a rectangle lawn and borders round the outside Something that is banded More
Fantastic news…the Landport Community Allotment easy access area – that Alitura designed back in 2010 – has finally been granted the full £10,000 Lottery funding under Awards For All. The build officially begins on the 14th January and we will keep you up-to-date via our various social media. We will also post progress images up More
