by GillianPolley | Jun 9, 2014 | a woodland garden and driveway, Design, drainage, driveway, Ecogrid, garden transformation, June, landscaping works, Lawns, linear drain, machinery, Plants, Polley Garden Design, resin bound stone, setts, SUDS, SUDS compliant
After removal of the excess material from the garden the levels were finalised, the new design can be laid out and the driveway foundations and the lawn/planting areas are prepared. To read more – click on the link for the Woodland Garden Case Study. ...
by GillianPolley | Jun 6, 2014 | a woodland garden and driveway, Design, drainage, driveway, Ecogrid, Edinburgh, front garden, garden transformation, Hedges, landscaping works, Lawns, linear drain, Plants, Polley Garden Design, resin bound stone, SUDS, SUDS compliant, trees
The transformation of a garden from the old layout to the new design is always an exciting time for both the garden designer and the client. The size and scale of the landscaping works can take clients aback, especially in the early days of the project. In the case...
by GillianPolley | May 16, 2014 | back gardens, Design, Family-friendly layout, focal points in the garden, Garden Room, Grasses, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Real Homes Magazine 2013, Real Homes magazine May 2014, Stipa gigantea, summer
Follow this link to an article featuring a design by Polley Garden Design in Real Homes Magazine, May 2014, in the ‘Real Gardens’ supplement. (https://www.polleygardendesign.com/media/family-friendly-layout.html)
by GillianPolley | Apr 25, 2014 | A Day Out, ancient woods, April, Bluebell Wood, Bluebells, bulbs, Colour, Edinburgh, May, Plants, Polley Garden Design, scent, Spring, spring colour, The Woodland Trust, visit bluebell wood, wildlife habitats
Time to get out and about and visit some bluebell woods – it really is just magical. To find a bluebell wood near you go to The Woodland Trust website at https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/map and type in your postcode. Remember bluebells are a...
by GillianPolley | Apr 11, 2014 | April, art in the garden, arts and crafts, BBC, British Gardens in Time, Christopher Lloyd, Colour, colour in the garden, Design, early summer, Edinburgh, focal points in the garden, garden inspiration, Great Dixter, Hedges, herbaceous perennials, Plants, Polley Garden Design, summer
If you can find an hour to yourself over the Easter weekend and you want to put your feet up and relax and be inspired by a garden, then catch up on the BBC iPlayer with the new TV series ‘British Gardens in Time’, episode one on Great Dixter. A...
by GillianPolley | Mar 26, 2014 | colour in the garden, Edinburgh, front garden, March, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Rhododendron 'Praecox', RHS, RHS Award of Garden Merit, shrubs, Spring
For a really early blaze of spring colour, consider Rhododendron ‘Praecox’. These Rhododendrons has been flowering their cotton socks off in the established gardens in my local area. But you don’t seem to see them often in new gardens, which is a...
