Soft, pretty chaos in the rain – Barnsley House, Glos
Saturday, 11 May 2013
by caroline
What a pretty pretty garden – designed by one of our greatest designers, Rosemary Very. this is an English garden at it’s best. Not a contemporary, stylised, minimalist view in sight.. just plenty of pretty planting. This garden will be at its best later in the summer and its NGS open day is 13th August
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My Wimbledon client by Caroline Garland
Saturday, 11 May 2013
by caroline
Caroline, Peter We are loving our new garden, thank you. The rain last night has perked all the plants up and was much more effective than our watering. Caroline – happy for you to suggest a time for the photo shoot… you may like to do one very quickly so it has the just finished
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Bourton House, Glos – wonderful topiary
Friday, 10 May 2013
by caroline
Bourton House in Gloucestershire is really going to come into it’s own in the summer as it has wide herbaceous borders which obviously have not started their motors just yet…HOWEVER if you like topiary you can feast your eyes at any time.
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Pots pots and more pots – all these delights to be found at Whichford
Thursday, 09 May 2013
by caroline
A riot
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West Dean gardens in the Spring – an afternoon with Caroline Garland!
Wednesday, 01 May 2013
by caroline
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Springing into life at last. A morning at Kew gardens with Caroline Garland!
Saturday, 20 April 2013
by caroline
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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
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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
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Is it Winter or is it Spring? A good try…
Monday, 01 April 2013
by caroline
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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
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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
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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