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Planting
Our Planting Philosophy
Our horticultural training, keen love
of gardening and years of experience have taught us how plants grow
in many different garden situations, which plants are reliable,
pest and disease free, free flowering, stay looking good and long
lived.
It is crucial to consider the planting as a whole entity, not just
to plant individual specimens without reference to the whole planting
scheme. Regardless of the style of planting, we always try to establish
a structural framework of plants, using specimen trees, shrubs,
climbers and hedges to provide year round interest and which will
give a permanent structural backdrop to other, more decorative,
but often more ephemeral plants.
We consider the use of plant associations the key to successful
planting design. Not only do we choose plants that are happy to
grow together, but whose flowers, foliage and habit, complement
or enhance their neighbours, planting in groups to achieve a layered
effect and extend the season of interest throughout the year.
We always listen to our client’s likes and dislikes and try
to be sympathetic to these. However, it is also important to choose
the right plants for the particular situation: sunny, shady, dry,
and moist etc. so that the plants stand the best chance of thriving
and successfully establishing.
There are many different choices and styles of plants, and as gardens
grow the relationships between plants change and aftercare of the
garden needs to take this into account, the planting evolving and
changing over the years.
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