greencube garden and landscape design, UK

The Society of Garden Designers annual awards ceremony at Landmark Hotel in London. Friday 31st January 2020 I entered this years new award  Beth Chatto Award 'For a project where the design focus is on the garden's environmental impact by the creative, ecological use of materials and planting to maximise sustainability, minimise maintenance and attract pollinators and wildlife.' very proud and honoured to be a shortlisted finalist here's a link to the finalists and winners SGD Awards arriving at the awards with Sue Willmott Our Chair Sarah Morgan delivering the intro speech. Runner up but very proud to be up there in the final for our Modern Meadow, 'nature's doing its best in this garden, a bee and butterfly nectar pot with native wildflower meadow mix, bold clipped yew buttresses, native hedging, birch standards and pops of additional seasonal colour. This garden is a showcase on our website to encourage new ...

NATIONAL AWARDS Our garden in the heart of Chelsea is a finalist in the SGD awards Another difficult build - no access other than through the basement flat. ‘escape to Marrakech’   A tiny detailed Victorian basement apartment garden in the heart of Chelsea, only 2.5 metres long by width of apartment 13 metres.  Blending subtle lighting, a tropical planting palette, simple, reflective, muted materials to contrast with Moroccan tiles. Calming influences transpiring to a magical space at night where shadows and patterns cast from bouncing light. I took it upon myself to visit some key influential gardens and the Souks in Marrakech before designing this garden to best understand my clients requirements and develop my design ideas.  I visited: Le Jardin secret - Tom Stuart-Smith Jardin Majorelle - Yves Saint Laurent Mamounia Hotel Bahia Palace  I worked closely on all decisions with my client, a jewellery designer, who played an...

We've gone and done it........ I'm incredibly proud and thrilled to bits to be announcing we have been nominated as Finalists for 2 gardens in the SGD awards - Society of Garden Designers Awards. A career ambition and goal. I constantly strive to create wonderful gardens for our clients, each green space that I work on I aim to  achieve an innovative and unique space and so I'm excited to share this one with you..... NATIONAL AWARDS Here's our FINALIST Garden 1 an urban garden in New Barn, Kent A small modern urban garden in Kent with dominant TPO Beech and Holly trees dominating the space and crowding out the available light. Influenced by the shade and the clients love of the colour red I have created a simple format, granite plank (hard wearing and easy to clean) paved garden with a simple palette of planting to create a wonderful green oasis. We have used the colour red inspired by my clients home that includes the accent colour red, connecting th...