A private client approached us to help them rewild an area of field in County Durham. We created a 20m by 13m biodiversity pool with a larch deck, beach area and all native planting. In addition, we scraped off large areas of turf and used...
**Gallery update - new photos added July 2023** The brief from the owners was simple – make it beautiful! They wanted their tired garden transformed into a tranquil and relaxing natural space that linked to the surrounding countryside and welcomed the local wildlife. Following the removal of...
This large but uneven front garden in Edinburgh’s Morningside area required a complete makeover to create a garden space with accessible ramp, parking, bin storage, seating and privacy. The clients were keen that the garden did not look like it had wheelchair access. Materials include black...
In amongst tall tenement buildings in Edinburgh’s Dalry district sits Orwell Cottage, a tiny, one bedroom Airbnb property with the smallest of garden spaces wrapped around it. We were invited to turn this hopeless garden space into something special, partly to enhance the property but...
In September 2020 the Glasgow Science Centre approached us with a request to improve the existing shallow concrete ponds that wrap round the building. These had always presented a maintenance problem. The Centre was to host part of the COP26 Climate Change Conference in 2021...
Through the Autumn and Winter of 2018/2019 we carried out some soft landscaping work at Maggies Edinburgh as part of an extension to the Centre including clearance, earthworks, soil improvement and planting. The garden had been designed by Maggies supporter Emma Keswick with most plants...
This garden was built through the winter and spring of 2020 and designed by Ruth Gebbie for our clients in the Grange area of Edinburgh. The original brief was for a garden that included a moving water feature with a sculptural element, lighting, terracing and planting,...
Not all of our ponds are bespoke one-off designs from scratch but instead are renovations of existing ponds that have failed in some way. This, however, does not hinder the creativity and workmanship shown by our team. This project is a great example of how we...
Sitting not far from Edinburgh’s Botanic Gardens, this family garden was re-worked to create more usable spaces for our garden enthusiast clients. Planting beds were enlarged and re-shaped, a patio was re-laid to adjust levels, a granite sett area was created with an Urbis water bowl...
The centre piece of this garden is an impressive glasshouse from Hartley Botanic around which the design is based. Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens asked us to build her design which includes new patios and paths, gravel areas, a small wildlife pond and a natural stone...