by GillianPolley | Nov 2, 2017 | 2017, a woodland garden and driveway, Acer, Acer palmatum Dissectum Garnet, autumn colour, autumn colour in the garden, back gardens, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, colour in the garden, Edinburgh, Euonymous alatus, Euonymous alatus 'Compactus', focal points in the garden, front garden, Fuchsia Mrs Popple, garden inspiration, Grasses, herbaceous perennials, Kniphofia rooperi, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, October, Polley Garden Design, september, Stipa gigantea
With winter almost on our doorstep, it is a good time to cast a critical eye over your autumn garden and judge if you are making the most of the stunning colours of autumn. This final blaze of colour is a joy to the eye and spirit and with a little careful...
by GillianPolley | Jun 6, 2017 | 'Lelystad' bulb mixture, 2016, 2017, Anemone, April, bees and insects, bulbs, Colour, colour in the garden, Design, Edinburgh, focal points in the garden, front garden, front garden/driveways, garden inspiration, Holland, insects, JUB Holland, Keukenhof Park, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, Mixed bulb planting, Muscari, Narcissus, Narcissus Topolino, Polley Garden Design, scent, shrubs, Spring, spring blossom, spring colour
Inspired by my visit in Spring ’16 to Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam and seeing 7 million bulbs in bloom, last October we planted 1000 bulbs in a plant bed in our front garden under some deciduous shrubs. The bulbs we planted were a special mix called...
by GillianPolley | Feb 17, 2017 | 1930's house, 2017, A Linear Focus, Acer, Acers, arts and crafts, arts and crafts garden design, Arts and Crafts style house, box balls, Colour, Design, design balance, drainage, driveway, Edinburgh, evergreen plants, front garden, front garden/driveways, garden inspiration, garden transformation, Grasses, Hellebores, herbaceous perennials, Japanese gardens, low maintenance plants, O-Karikomi, outdoor furniture, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Pulmonarias, scent, shrubs, Sir Robert Lorimer, SUDS, winter colour, winter scent in the garden, winter structure
Designing front gardens and driveways is often challenging. Never mind the practicalities of a car parking space or manoeuvring space for the car or cars (it often takes more space then you think) and access routes from A to B and Sustainable Urban Drainage issues...
by GillianPolley | Jan 30, 2017 | 2017, apples, back gardens, bare root fruit trees, bees and insects, bulb planting for insects, bulbs, colour in the garden, community gardens, container growing, Copper Mango Photography, Design, designing your own garden, Edinburgh, evergreen plants, fire pits, fire places, front garden, fruit trees, garden inspiration, garden trends 2017, gold, health, herbaceous perennials, indoor plants, insect habitat, insect hotels, insects, Keukenhof Park, low maintenance plants, Mixed bulb planting, naturalistic planting, outdoor furniture, outdoor kitchens, outdoor sitting areas, pears, pizza ovens, plums, Polley Garden Design, Potager, Potager gardens, Raised wooden beds, rear garden patio, rear garden terrace, safe haven, seats in the garden, shrubs, soft fruit, Top Garden Trends for 2017, wellbeing
The desire for a healthy lifestyle continues with nearly 39% of us spending more time in our garden and 45% of us seeing our gardens as an extension of our homes. Growing our own fruit, vegetables and herbs in our gardens, allotments or with others in community...
by GillianPolley | Jul 6, 2016 | 2016, arts and crafts garden design, arts and crafts house terrace, Arts and Crafts style house, back gardens, colour in the garden, Copper Mango Photography, DeLisle Tree Solutions, Design, driveway, focal points in the garden, front garden, garden inspiration, Green house, herbaceous perennials, Home & Interiors Scotland, Homes & Interiors, July, June, landscaping works, Lawns, long flowering period, Lutyens seat, Lutyens wooden bench, Obelisks, Plantscapes Landscaping, Polley Garden Design, sandstone paving, seats in the garden, Sir Robert Lorimer, summer, summer flowering plants
We’re delighted to feature in the July/August 2016 edition of Homes & Interiors Scotland magazine. “Growing out of the Past” tells the story of a garden restoration for a house and garden designed and built in 1914 by Sir Robert Lorimer, one of...
by GillianPolley | Apr 24, 2016 | 2016, A Day Out, Anemone, April, bees, biodiversity, bulb planting for insects, bulbs, Colour, colour in the garden, Crocus, Design, designing your own garden, early summer, Edinburgh, February, focal points in the garden, garden inspiration, garden transformation, habitat for wildlife, Holland, Hyacinthus, insect habitat, insects, January, JUB Holland, Keukenhof Park, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, Muscari, Narcissus, Plants, Polley Garden Design, spring blossom, spring colour
Spring planting is all about Colour, Colour, Colour from the subtle to the eye watering. After a long, wet, grey winter, colour in the garden is what we all need to pep us up and spring bulbs do it in spades. A flying visit to Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam...
