by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | apples, architectural structure, back gardens, bare root fruit trees, bees, bees and insects, biodiversity, Colour, colour in the garden, container growing, containers, contemporary small mews garden, cooking apples, Copper Mango Photography, Design, designing your own garden, Edinburgh mews garden, fences, focal points in the garden, fruit cordons, fruit trees, garden design, garden inspiration, garden relaxation, garden views, Grasses, gravel, Green house, habitat for wildlife, herbaceous border, herbaceous perennials, insect habitat, insects, landscaping works, livingreendesign, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, ornamental grasses, outdoor furniture, outdoor sitting areas, plant lover's garden, Plants, Plantscapes Landscaping, plums, Polley Garden Design, rear garden patio, relax in and eat in, Roses, safe haven, sandstone paving, shapes, shrubs, small garden designs, soft flowing garden design, soft fruit, soft landscaping, spring blossom, spring colour, stylish outdoor space, summer flowering plants, trained fruit as screens, trees, winter structure
The fun part in our role as garden designers is the vast variety of gardens we see, ranging from window boxes to very large gardens and everything in between. Coupled with this is the range of ideas and styles requested by clients. Our job is to interpret their...
by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | 'garden tree', 2021, apples, architectural structure, back gardens, bare root fruit trees, bees, bees and insects, berries, biodiversity, cooking apples, Copper Mango Photography, Design, designing your own garden, fences, focal points in the garden, fruit cordons, fruit trees, garden design, garden relaxation, Gardeners' World Magazine, habitat for wildlife, insect habitat, July, pears, Plants, plums, Potager, Potager gardens, Raised wooden beds, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Scotland's Gardens Scheme, shapes, soft fruit, spring blossom, spring colour, Stepover fruit hedge, Stepover fruit trees, trained fruit as screens, trained fruit trees on walls, Trained fruit: think design as well as taste, trees, winter structure
Imagine wandering through your own orchard, enjoying spring blossom and the buzz of bees, the laughter of children playing amongst the trees, picking ripe fruit in the autumn. Lovely as it sounds, most of us have much smaller gardens, but you can work them hard and...
by GillianPolley | Aug 11, 2015 | 2015, Acer, Acers, Architectural Plants, Buxus, Design, evergreen plants, front garden, garden inspiration, garden transformation, Japanese gardens, O-Karikomi, O-Karikomi gardening technique, Plants, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, trees, winter structure
Design ideas come from everywhere and everything, sometimes you immerse yourself in an idea, work at it and develop it, then it sits in the back of your mind and simmers slowly. I find the ‘simmering time’ vital as you take the idea, push and pull it...
by GillianPolley | Jan 2, 2015 | 2015, annual plants, apples, back gardens, Bailey, bare root fruit trees, bats, bees, bees and insects, Birds, Colour, colour in the garden, community gardens, conifers, containers, Design, dogs, Edinburgh, evergreen plants, front garden, fruit trees, garden inspiration, Garden trends 2015, habitat for wildlife, herbaceous perennials, insect habitat, insect hotels, insects, January, outdoor pools and spas, pears, Plants, plums, Polley Garden Design, Raised wooden beds, rural country gardens, shapes, shrubs, Spring, Stepover fruit trees, Top garden trends for 2015, trained fruit trees on walls, trees, Tweed Valley Fruit Trees, urban green spaces, Vegetable growing, wildlife habitats
In the world of fashion for Spring 2015, navy is the ‘new black’, the pattern is gingham and the style of jacket is ‘kimono cool’. A couple of months ago I brought a kimono style jacket for a change and I am delighted to be ‘kimono...
by GillianPolley | Jun 19, 2014 | a woodland garden and driveway, drainage, driveway, Ecogrid, evergreen plants, Foliage Planting Design, garden transformation, Hedges, landscaping works, Lawns, linear drain, machinery, Plants, Polley Garden Design, resin bound stone, sandstone paving, shrubs, sloped driveway, soft landscaping, SUDS, SUDS compliant, trees
The final phase of landscaping is the installation of a paved circle for a sitting area, lawn and plant bed preparation. Soil preparation is the key to good strong plant growth. The plant bed area is cleared of unwanted vegetation and bricks, concrete, stones etc...
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...
