West Dean gardens in the Spring – an afternoon with Caroline Garland!
Wednesday, 01 May 2013
by caroline
- Published in Gardens Visited
Springing into life at last. A morning at Kew gardens with Caroline Garland!
Saturday, 20 April 2013
by caroline
- Published in Gardens Visited
Garden design in Wandsworth
Thursday, 18 April 2013
by caroline
This is a suburban garden in Wandsworth which was really rather lovely, but had become tired, overgrown and most of the plants were woody and unkempt. The clients had decided to have a completely new garden but keeping the rather traditional, vintage and pretty look. We had to do dramatic clearance and apart from the
- Published in Gardens Designed
A new front drive in Clapham
Thursday, 18 April 2013
by caroline
This is a circa 120 square metre front drive. This is a large front drive to a house which has recently undergone a complete overhaul.The driveway needed to be improved to come up to the standard of the house. The drive had large reasonably unattractive Scottish pebbles. There were very overgrown untidy flower beds with
- Published in Gardens Designed
Is it Winter or is it Spring? A good try…
Monday, 01 April 2013
by caroline
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
Magdalen Tennis Club Wandsworth garden works, designed by Caroline Garland, building by Eden Landscape
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
by caroline
Garden design Magdalen Tennis Club, Wandsworth – double click on left title for garden plan The garden works started on the Magdalen Tennis Club in Wandsworth on Monday 17th September. I designed the garden, reception area and hard landscaping around the tennis courts and Adam North of Eden Landscapes is doing “the build”. At the
- Published in Contemporary Planting, Gardens Designed
Christmas wreaths/Christmas garlands by Caroline Garland
Monday, 29 October 2012
by caroline
Caroline Garland makes beautiful natural Christmas garlands/wreaths incorporating fir cones, nuts, gourds, ribbons, cinnamon sticks, rafia, lavender, twigs, berries, ivy, dried fruits or christmas “baubles”. The wreaths are 12 – 14 inches in diameter (which will grace most London front doors as you can see in the photos below) and will cost £45 each. Delivery
- Published in Christmas garlands
Bury Court Gardens, Bentley – Marina Christopher Plantsman’s Day
Thursday, 27 September 2012
by caroline
Marina Christopher holds a ‘Plantsman’s Day’ on the last Wednesday of every month from April through to September and I went along yesterday with my garden designer friend, Rhianon McGeoch in the pouring rain!! Marina gives a lecture on arrival (after coffee etc) on a given subject – yesterday it was ‘Blazing Glory – perennials
Garden design in progress, South London
Monday, 03 September 2012
by caroline
Caroline Garland, leading garden designer in South London, is currently working on a perfect project. This is a level and south facing garden (12m x 8m) with nothing in place and everything to do. The house is undergoing a complete overhaul, including a back extension which leads directly out onto the garden through bi-fold doors
- Published in Contemporary Planting, Gardens Designed
Victoria’s Backyard in Wandsworth
Monday, 27 August 2012
by caroline
Victoria Summerley’s garden was opened for a National Garden Open Day yesterday and although, if you look at Victoria’s blog (Victoria’s Backyard) , you will see her fantastic photos I thought I would post a few of mine too! There are one or two things that stand out in this garden. First of all it
- Published in Gardens Visited
Stunning palette of colours in Provence!
Sunday, 26 August 2012
by caroline
- Published in Uncategorized
Simple but effective – yet again in Wandsworth!
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
by caroline
This garden was a bit of a mess to say the least and the young professional couple, with one small baby girl, wanted something simple but effective designed for their garden. Their main requirements were good fencing as they are very overlooked, as much lawn as we could possibly give them, very low maintenance so
- Published in Gardens Designed