by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | apples, architectural structure, back gardens, bare root fruit trees, bees, bees and insects, biodiversity, Colour, colour in the garden, container growing, containers, contemporary small mews garden, cooking apples, Copper Mango Photography, Design, designing your own garden, Edinburgh mews garden, fences, focal points in the garden, fruit cordons, fruit trees, garden design, garden inspiration, garden relaxation, garden views, Grasses, gravel, Green house, habitat for wildlife, herbaceous border, herbaceous perennials, insect habitat, insects, landscaping works, livingreendesign, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, ornamental grasses, outdoor furniture, outdoor sitting areas, plant lover's garden, Plants, Plantscapes Landscaping, plums, Polley Garden Design, rear garden patio, relax in and eat in, Roses, safe haven, sandstone paving, shapes, shrubs, small garden designs, soft flowing garden design, soft fruit, soft landscaping, spring blossom, spring colour, stylish outdoor space, summer flowering plants, trained fruit as screens, trees, winter structure
The fun part in our role as garden designers is the vast variety of gardens we see, ranging from window boxes to very large gardens and everything in between. Coupled with this is the range of ideas and styles requested by clients. Our job is to interpret their...
by GillianPolley | Jan 22, 2020 | 2020, Architectural Plants, back gardens, berries, Colour, Colour 365 days a year in your garden, colour in the garden, conifers, container growing, containers, Cornus, Cornus 'Midwinter Fire', December, Design, designing your own garden, driveway, Edinburgh, evergreen plants, February, focal points in the garden, front garden, front garden/driveways, Galanthus, garden inspiration, gold, Grasses, gravel, Hamamelis, Hellebores, herbaceous perennials, holly, Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King', Iris reticulata, January, ornamental grasses, Pinus mugo 'Mops', Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold', Plants, Sarcococca, Sarcococca confusa, Sarcococca hookeriana var humilis, scent, Skimmia japonica, Snowdrops, spring colour, stalwart garden plants, windy conditions, winter, winter colour, Winter colour and cheer in the garden, winter scent in the garden, winter structure
January is not my favourite month and some years it seems longer than 31 days. But as the month pushes forward it is cheering to see the day light lasting a little longer each day. In my own front garden I am determined to add to the cheer by planting colourful,...
by GillianPolley | Aug 28, 2017 | 2017, A Day Out, Alitex greenhouse, art in the garden, August, bees and insects, Christopher Lloyd, Colour, colour in the garden, Design, Dumfries House, Edinburgh, Exotic Garden at Great Dixter, garden design, Grasses, Great Dixter, Green house, herbaceous perennials, long flowering period, National Trust, ornamental grasses, Piet Oudolf, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Potager gardens, Prairie planting, Queen Elizabeth Walled Garden at Dumfries House, Roses, sculpture in the garden, seats in the garden, shrubs, Sissinghurst, sissinghurst castle, Vegetable growing
I always enjoy visiting gardens and here are some images from visits so far this summer. To kick off – a second visit to a garden with great style – Sussex Prairie Garden. If you want to see beautiful prairie style planting over several acres this is...
