A community-arts project entitled 'Rooted In The Earth' for the five host boroughs of the 2012 Olympics, in association with leading artist Joshua Sofaer. The five displays covered over 140 square meters in London parks and included more than 55,000 individual plants! We are proud to have been involved in this uplifting community project, celebrating some very moving human stories.
LONNON ROAD Colehill
A big challenge to create a beautiful and practical garden to accommodate a family with a wheelchair-bound child. Access and safety were critical for the design of this steeply-sloping site. Elements included a special sunken trampoline, health spa annexe, water feature with specially adapted bridge, soft scented planting and stunning lighting.
BARNARDO'S Ferndown
The second
garden of five Janine and team are designing for the children's
charity. The
theme of the Ferndown Gardens is 'by the seaside', and includes a
sandpit boat, treasure chests, giant seashell mosaics and a colourful
beach hut. A huge 'tip of the spade' to the Ferndown Rotary Club for
all their fantastic work in helping planting up the gardens.
ALYTH ROAD Talbot Woods
Total redesign of this large corner plot, including sunken jacuzzi, summer house, hardwood decking, bespoke green oak pergola, naturalistic pond and water feature, new lawn and edgings, modern tropical planting and dramatic night lighting.
MONTACUTE WAY Merley
Beautiful and stylish garden. Emphasis on eco-friendly, sustainable and low-maintenance. New trees and a fresh approach by using a modern planting style invigorate the site. Elements include a bespoke green oak pergola overhanging a central, smooth-rendered generous seating and eating area, secret arbor seat, generous exotic plating and raised wooden herb garden.
WESTERN AVENUE Branksome Park
A fantastic project to design a one-acre garden in a beautiful, sylvan setting. Elements created included a formal Rose Garden, Regency Kitchen Garden, Jurassic Fernery, Japanese Acer Dell, Sunken Garden, large naturalistic pond and woodland walks with azaleas, camellias, snowdrops and bluebells.
BRAIDLEY ROAD Bournemouth Town Centre
A
challenging project to create a smart space with calming and contemporary sandstone paving for entertaining on a
steeply sloping site, as well as an artificial turf play area for three energetic, football-loving boys! A huge deck was suspended over the void with
sunken Jacuzzi and LED lighting. Tropical exotic planting completes the
stunning look.
BARNARDO'S West Moors Community Centre
A creative, fun-filled, relaxing play area for the under-fives and their parents in a safe, supportive environment. An opportunity to introduce young children to plants and outdoor play. Lots of interactive stations around the garden using colour, scent and sound to encourage and stimulate creative and educational play. This lovely garden was featured in the Bournemouth Echo.
QUEENS PARK Bournemouth
Stunning family garden with a large swimming pool and hot tub, for a family that enjoys socialising. A large patio was incorporated for al fresco eating and plenty of seating for relaxing in the sunshine. Careful planting needed to create privacy, particularly around the jacuzzi.Bespoke pergolas and ornate trellis work completes the look, covered with highly-scented jasmine and clematis.
RUFFORD GARDENS Southbourne
Smart, contemporary garden for a busy couple who like to entertain outdoors. With plenty of dramatic night lighting, this garden also boasts a brand new lawn and sandstone paths, pebble water feature, built-in barbeque area, raised exotic tropical planting beds and scented climbers around a screened jacuzzi hot tub.
COTES AVENUE Parkstone
Project to create an interesting, attractive and practical front garden to a newly refurbished house. Additional parking space has been created without losing a 'garden' feel to the space. Planting is colourful and contemporary, with plenty of form and movement, including phormiums and grasses. Lighting and a beautiful bespoke steel sculpture compete the picture.
HEATHER LODGE Ferndown
Substantially renovated and extended house that needed an impressive but low-maintenance front and back gardens to suit a busy professional couple. Mature trees with preservation orders added to the complexity. Elements included new patios, deck, substantial and elegant planting beds including olive trees and imposing new front wall with coping, bespoke railings and driveway.
WHITCHURCH AVENUE Broadstone
A project to remodel a large front garden to make it more practical and easier to maintain. A large protected tree and a sloping site greatly add to the complexity. Great attention to drainage issues. Intricate paver shapes, colours and patterns to help 'break-up' the size of paved area. Careful specimen feature planting, for year-round colour, foliage and low-maintenance.
BOURNEMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Bournemouth
A lovely project to create a memorial garden within this popular girls' school for a much-loved teacher. Also to mark the school's 90th birthday. Janine and her team co-coordinated a team of girls to design a tranquil, 'breathing space', for use by pupils and teachers during outdoor lessons as well as recreation periods. Officially opened and featured in the Bournemouth Echo.
CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIOS...
POUNDBURY COMMISSION, in association with the Duchy of Cornwall We are honoured to announce we have been commissioned to design and build a major new children's adventure playground and gardens in Poundbury, in association with the Duchy of Cornwall. Poundbury is the vision of Prince Charles, who will be officially opening the gardens later this year.
CHADDESLEY GLEN,Sandbanks With
spectacular views across to Brownsea Island and the Purbecks, this
contemporary three-story Town House has probably one of the most
enviable positions in the country. SALTER ROAD, Sandbanks An
amazing location to work in. Probably the most desirable few square
miles in the whole country. A renovated and enlarged property needing
new front and back gardens to match.
SAXON HALL,London W14 Development of exclusive flats, with sunken courtyard, cedar decking and architectural planting.
GLEBE FARM,Cranborne Chase Stunning 20-acre renovated farmyard, with out-buildings, courtyard and amazing views across the Dorset countryside. MILKY DOWN LANE, New Forest A four-acre estate in the New Forest. Elements include a large lake with waterfalls, streams, bridges and folly, orchard and adventure playground, swimming pool, formal lawns and knot garden, wild flower meadows and outbuildings.
BUCCLEUCH ROAD,Branksome Park Stunningly-renovated character property with über-modern glass extension, mature specimen trees, azaleas and camellias.
ORMONDE ROAD, Branksome Park Lovely,
big old house undergoing renovation and in need of modern front and
back gardens to match. Stylish water feature with 'floating' stepping
stones leading to a sunken Jacuzzi.
