Examples of completed work.
Garden design. Prospect Cottage, Gare Hill, Somerset.
This project undertaken in 2003 presented some interesting challenges. Our clients had renovated a cluster of dwellings including a 19-century chapel and converted cottage and dairy. A derelict garden had been used to store building materials.
The brief was to integrate the disparate elements with a cohesive landscape scheme. A central pool lies in a large radial terrace of semi- coursed blue lias paving. Rainwater from the roof is piped into a marsh garden. Ornamental borders, planted in the cottage garden style, surround an oval lawn. The work was carried out on a design/build basis and completed at the end of 2003.
Design and site supervision of lake in Glastonbury Abbey grounds, Somerset.
This project was completed for the Trustees of the Abbey in 1997. The wildfowl lake is fed by water piped from the nearby Chalice well spring.
The island gives a refuge from predators and a mixture of native and exotic planting around the margins provides a habitat for resident and visiting birds alike. The bridge allows free access into the heart of this feature in this tranquil corner of the Abbey grounds
Site survey and Landscape design at Langdon's Way Tatworth, Chard, Somerset.
This scheme was a condition of planning consent for Corinthian Builders Ltd. The site included a Devon Bank and associated stream which required a detailed survey and management plan to ensure that this important feature is preserved.
The structural planting of trees and shrubs across the site will serve to enhance this prestigious development and relate it to the surrounding area. South Somerset District Council accepted the scheme in March 2005; this will be implemented over the coming five years.
PLAN 2 GO HERE.
Conservation of broadleaf woodland and orchard planting at Pibsbury, Langport.
This scheme was implemented in 2002 and was funded in part by the Somerset Landscape Scheme. The planting has added a new dimension to the smallholding.
The photographs taken in June 2005 show the half-acre wood and orchard planting to be making good progress. Careful husbandry has provided occasional sheep grazing and permanent forage for hens. The owners have noted a marked increase in biodiversity since the planting.
Many similar schemes have been undertaken locally.
