by Annabel Bridge | Dec 29, 2020 | Garden Inspiration, Gardens
It’s fascinating to look at contemporary garden design, which seems so hugely varied yet somehow keeps popping up with the same ideas, and tease out the threads of the older, classic garden design styles. So let’s take a stroll through some of the most famous and...
by Annabel Bridge | Nov 11, 2020 | Garden Inspiration
When we think of garden design we usually think about gardens created by professionally trained designers. Gifted and qualified people who have studied traditional and contemporary design, and understand plants and landscaping. The more famous are often found on TV...
by Annabel Bridge | Oct 3, 2020 | Garden Inspiration, Gardens
…and relax. Yes that really is in a community garden! We recently blogged about setting up a relaxing, convivial space for autumn evenings in your garden. However we closed with acknowledging that many people don’t have gardens at all. So we realised that in these...
by Annabel Bridge | Aug 27, 2020 | Garden Inspiration
I imagine I’m not alone in longing for a late return of the sun. After such a wonderful spring much of the summer has seemed wet and disappointing. Is it just me or is the weather settling into a new pattern? We seem over the last decade or so to be getting lovely...
by Annabel Bridge | Jul 18, 2020 | Garden Inspiration
We have settled into a style of design and architecture that has become so universal it’s now in danger of becoming a stale cliché. The sleek hi-gloss modernism of the last couple of decades is certainly glamorous and was a welcome change from what went before. But...
