Baby, it’s cold outside. But that’s no reason to give up on your garden – now is the perfect time to tidy up and get ready for spring. This week, Latest Interiors puts on some wellies and a warm coat and heads outdoors. Read the rest of this article »
Simply calming
A modern clean layout in your outside space not only produces
a visually stunning garden, it can create a space which feels calming and acts as a retreat from our busy lives. Contemporary gardens may appear to have simple layouts but a well designed space should cleverly incorporate the needs of modern living; creating areas to entertain, relax, eat and socialise.
The minimalism of the space gives a feeling of control and order while planting pockets and materials give interest and reflect the natural changes and season of an exterior space. A beautiful garden can therefore enrich your life by providing order and tranquillity to a busy lifestyle.
Stylish
An expression of style in the exterior space around your house could be the thing that sets you apart from the ordinary. Using a professionally qualified designer and experienced landscape team, Borrowed Space and Urban Escapes combine the best of the design and build world to create a unique ‘designer’ space that looks fabulous but also works on a practical level.
Modern or minimalist spaces don’t just need to be white; colour can play an important part as well. Incorporating your favourite colours through planting or painted walls can give the garden a personal touch and turn a show garden into a personal space that reflects your own style.
As a designer Oliver always makes sure he is up to date with latest garden trends. One of the highlights of the year being shows such as the Chelsea Flower Show to see what the designers are doing and keeping an eye out for new and exiting plants that are coming onto the market.
If you would like a fabulously fashionable garden then check out their websites or give Oliver a call on 07773 764 212 www.urbanescapes.co.uk, www.borrowedspace.co.uk
Elements
A garden design, like a well-painted painting should have a focal point and points of interest. A sleek waterfall adds new dimensions to the garden in light, movement and sound. Water is a beautifully calming and ever-changing material and employing a designer means that you don’t end up with a do-it yourself pebble fountain, which can often look anything but sleek!
It’s not just water features and focal points that need to be thought about in a stylish garden – all of the materials used should come together and work as a whole like the instruments of an orchestra.
Garden rooms
How great would it be to have your office overlooking your garden or have a gym at the end of the garden away from the kids? Well, another stylish design solution to come out of the collaboration is a range of garden rooms. They are fully insulated with their own heating, lighting and sockets.
They can be installed with large, double-glazed, bi-fold doors to open out onto your garden and can be adapted to many uses. The finish is a high-end and they come with beautiful features such as the down lighting as standard. Garden rooms are made bespoke to your requirements so they can fit them to the space and size that suits you.
If you would like to add an extra room to your house without the mess and planning restrictions of an extension then have a look at the website www.urbanescapestudios.co.uk or call Grant on 07816 647 399.
With a revival in ‘Englishness’, traditional gardens are experiencing a renaissance. Modern gardens may become the old fashioned: slick lines and minimalistic planting still look stylish but can it warm the heart like a beautiful flowering border full of colour and perfume? Read the rest of this article »
Leonardslee in West Sussex, one of the country’s great ornamental woodland gardens has closed its gates to the public after being purchased as a private residence. Read the rest of this article »
Falmer Road, Brighton
To paraphrase a famous Aussie – that’s not a massive garden, this is a massive garden! At 4,500 sq ft, mixing up laid to lawn with plant, shrub and tree borders – as well as a large terrace area, you could live outside all summer here. It measures 120’ x 38’ and is all set for barbecues every night of the week. Inside the detached bungalow is a 26’ kitchen/breakfast room, a 15’ living room and an 18’ master bedroom – one of four bedrooms. Loads of room to spread out and kick back. At the front is your own off-street parking. Bonza!
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Leonardslee in West Sussex, one of the country’s great ornamental woodland gardens has closed its gates to the public after being purchased as a private residence. Read the rest of this article »
The nights are getting longer and warmer, and now is the time to be making most of your outside space. There is nothing better than sitting back and enjoying the flowers and plants that are now bursting into bloom for the summer months. It is a time to relax in the evenings after a day’s work with a big glass of crisp white wine and admire the garden. Read the rest of this article »
I have recently teamed up with another local businessman who I discovered offering a fabulous product: garden rooms.
I have often thought that I need an extra room in my home; personally I have wanted a larger office which is separate from the house and, being a garden designer, what better place to have an office than in the garden? It would enable me to have a highly insulated, heated room with lighting and all the mod cons looking out through large, double glazed bi-fold doors onto a beautiful garden.
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Plants are my love and passion. I see them as a way to enhance spaces and evoke different atmospheres and concepts. I use them in the gardens I create alongside hard landscaping such as paving and decking to make special places that have interest all year round. Here are a few of the factors I consider when thinking about the planting in my designs. Read the rest of this article »
Now is the time of year when one starts to longingly look forward to those warmer days of spring. It is also the time of year to start preparing. When the sun does finally arrive, those of us lucky enough to be living in the South are in the best place to enjoy it. You may be ready and waiting for the warmth of spring, but is your outside space ready? Read the rest of this article »
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