One of the things we love about our line of work is that no project is ever the same. With gardens in particular we are working with what nature has given us and we try our best to work alongside it rather than battle against it. Creating outdoor living spaces means we always have to […]
Helleborus niger or Christmas Rose is one of the earliest flowering plants; this useful little evergreen can brighten up shady areas in the garden. This particular variety has dark foliage, contrasted by simple upturned white flowers which stand loud and proud on those dreary Feb days.
One of the things we’ve always said at Really Nice Gardens is that if you have an outside space to enjoy you should really make the most of it. Well – sometimes you don’t…and why should that mean you can’t still surround yourself with plants in all their gorgeousness ? Well – where there’s a […]
Our Really Nice Plant of the month is the Cornus sanguinea ‘Magic Flame’. Cornus are fantastic for Winter interest in the garden. This deciduous shrub reveals bright orange and red stems after shedding it’s leaves, which also redden in Autumn. Colours best in full sun but will cope with partial shade.
Now, one of the many great things about loving gardens is that January is never a depressing month. No matter what the weather is doing the New Year is always exciting as it means the growing season is only weeks away from kicking off – and things need planning and doing. So – on the […]
I had been looking forward to seeing the planting at the Olympic Park since June 2010. I can be that specific because that’s when I visited Hillier Tree Nurseries where they were preparing the 4000 containerised trees that form an integral part of the naturalistic design. The trees, mostly native varieties, were grown in the […]
I popped along to have a look at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden at the weekend…my advice is thus: If the sun is out…wait what am I saying…if it’s not raining and you can stand outside without wearing a coat – take a long lunch break, organise a meeting with yourself or just take […]
My desk is situated in front of a window which in some ways is delightful but in other ways very counter productive. Especially recently when I find myself staring out, looking for signs of spring in the garden. The cold weather of late means I do this more regularly and wear a bobble hat at […]
Now as someone who had a wonderfully religious upbringing I know very well not to covet my neighbours’ goods… Fortunately I don’t have to as my lovely neighbour to the right grows all sorts of things that creep over our boundary and look like they are mine anyway. And even better – she grows things […]
The unfortunate thing about finding accessorise for your clients, that perfect green bench or those Moroccan lanterns you saw a year ago, is that you undoubtably find a 101 ‘treats’ that you simply must have for your own garden, totally impractical or not. That is why most of my blogs will undoubtably be about these garden items […]