Iris reticulata ‘Gordon’
Monday, 03 February 2014
by caroline
Very exciting to come across this beautiful little iris at the Chelsea Physic Garden as my maiden name was “Gordon” – what a little sweety
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr Fokker’
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
by caroline
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr Fokker’ Anemones are hardy tubers and naturalize easily in good garden soil, spreading their early-spring cheer in the ephemeral garden under bare trees and shrubs that later leaf out. These daisylike blooms feature thin, silky petals that quickly disperse in the breeze after flowering. A colour range of white, sky blue, pink
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
Burntwood Lane, Wandsworth back yard – more days in the life of Del the Builder
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
by caroline
Here we have built the rear wall for the new raised beds using 450 x 225 x 100 mm concrete blocks. Front and side walling 450 x 225 x 225 mm hollow blocks to include side walls for the water feature. The height of the retaining walls will therefore be x 2 blocks with coping
- Published in Del the Townscapes builder
Burntwood Lane, Wandsworth back yard – days in the life of Del the Builder
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
by caroline
Del the Builder is our builder at Townscapes Landscape Contractors which is run by my husband, Peter Garland. If you commission me to design your garden you might well therefore want him to organise the build in which case you will have our builder, Del, doing the build! He has been with us for 20
- Published in Del the Townscapes builder
Iris ‘Jane Phillips’
Monday, 27 January 2014
by caroline
Family Iridaceae Tall Bearded irises are herbaceous rhizomatous perennials to 70cm or more, with flowers 10-20cm across, bearded on the falls, in late spring and early summer Iris ‘Jane Phillips’ is completely stunning – it is the colour of the lightest blue eyes and is an herbaceous perennial growing to the height of 1metre
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
Burntwood Lane, Wandsworth back yard – days in the life of Del the Builder
Monday, 27 January 2014
by caroline
Del the Builder is our builder at Townscapes Landscape Contractors which is run by my husband, Peter Garland. If you commission me to design your garden you might well therefore want him to organise the build in which case you will have our builder, Del, doing the build! He has been with us for
- Published in Del the Townscapes builder
Wonderfully New Vintage
Saturday, 25 January 2014
by caroline
These are perfect examples of New Vintage. Beautiful timeless flowers on a vintage “based” design, but totally contemporary all at the same time. This is how I like to see garden design… using vintage design with a contemporary twist – soft, beautiful and timeless all in one. Taken from a blog floweronablog@gmail.com but the
- Published in The New Vintage Garden
Ixia Hogarth or wand flower
Saturday, 25 January 2014
by caroline
Ixia Hogarth or wand flower If you need a colourful addition to a flower bed that gets hot afternoon sun, you might want to try growing Ixia bulbs. These plants (corms) are commonly called wand flowers, cornflowers or African corn lily plants. Ixia wand flower thrives in the hottest and sunniest areas of the garden,
- Published in Caroline's favourite flowers
Early Year Offer… Free Design for your Garden
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
by caroline
Your local garden designer working in association with Townscapes Landscape Contractors: We will Design, Build, Plant and Maintain your Garden (or any one of those things). We are an extremely experienced team having been established for 30 years, doing garden design, build, planting and maintenance. Call us to discuss your garden concerns – we can
- Published in Offers
Burntwood Lane, Wandsworth – work very much in progress
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
by caroline
This garden is now complete, see the finished garden here » It’s amazing how it’s possible to make a small difficult shaped area into a delightful entertaining space! We’re working on this at the moment. What was a small triangular “yard” behind a new extension has now been transformed (unfinished) into a welcoming, seemingly larger,
- Published in Gardens in Progress
Shabby Chic turned New Vintage
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
by caroline
It occurs to me that my New Vintage garden is really the interior designers’ form of shabby chic… in fact a couple of clients have tried to describe the style that they would like for their garden design in terms of “I don’t really know exactly what I want, but I do know that
- Published in The New Vintage Garden
The New Vintage Garden continued
Sunday, 19 January 2014
by caroline
This is a lovely photograph of old and new together – a good example of New Vintage in the garden. Look at the beautiful white cushions which are contemporary and the old stone statuary working wonderfully together – with thanks to Atelier de Campagne.
- Published in The New Vintage Garden