Tree planting scheme

As part of the Queens' Silver Jubilee celebrations, a tree planting scheme has been introduced across the country. You have the opportunity to plant trees as part of a community project, a school or a youth group and when you browse the website for other information you may want to become part of a bigger project - to plant 500 or 59 acres of trees in your local area.

Days 1 and 2 groundworks at TinyTots Nursery

Day One of the Build....

Work has now started on the TinyTots site at Trethorne Leisure farm near Launceston. The fence posts are going in and you can see the top soil being scraped back ready to be used later in the build. We will post a regular update on the progress of this project along with other work that we are doing over the next few weeks.

Day 2 - After a morning of rain, work started again on the top soil removal. The large stones were carefully placed into their final resting positions ready for the play deck to be built around them. The paths and play spaces are now marked out, ready for some serious reconstruction. The landscape has been designed so that the whole garden can be seen through to the rear - nearly 35 meters away.

Concrete Canvas

Another interesting product that has lots of potential for experimenting with is concrete canvas. I would imagine that the product has a variety of potential uses from building outdoor furniture to creating unusual landscaped surfaces. Watch this space......

Jobs to do in May

Continuing the theme of jobs to to each Month - May brings us to a very busy time of year. The RHS has put together a useful list of jobs to be getting on with. Enough to keep me out oftrouble for about..... a month

Natural Planting

Here is a link to Garden Illustrated - the magazine covers the topic of Natural Planting and Design with lovely shots and helpful advice and articles to get you started. For those more experienced - you can look in more detail at the work of the designers highlighted.

Mussel shell use

This is a UK sourced and cleaned natural mussel shell. They would make an unusual and decorative border. The mussel shells come in a pack of approximately 23,000 individual pieces. I might have to try a sample pack out somewhere - perhaps in the top of some planters.

Planning day for children

The design team has increased in size considerably for the TinyTots Nursery Project. A group of young children are going to help in the planning and design of the insect hotel in the next few weeks. They will be helping to make decisions about where to put it, what it will look like and the materials it will be constructed out of. We feel that this is an important part of the design process - that young people who are of the age to use the outdoor space, help to make decisions about how it will be used. We plan to involve the young people again with the creation of the wildlife and log area and the positioning of some of the large rocks. More on this later.

Bringing our work to Devon

Due to requests for our design work in Devon and the South West, we might have to consider what we call ourselves. Our business identity is very much a 'Cornish' one, but this is a lot to do with materials and an aesthetic that runs throughout the business model. Ultimately, we pride ourselves on the quality of design and delivery that puts the customer first. Doing this in Devon will give us the opportunity to delivery on excellent design and raise the standard of landscape and garden design throughout the South West.

Plant-a-box web site

Superb gifts for any occassion, these planted wooden apple crates can be used in a variety of ways to enhance any garden or courtyard setting. Having the opportunity to personalise the boxes makes them unique.

Create a Summer border

'Creating a late summer border is an exciting challenge. It needs vivid colours and textures, a wide range of plants, and a little luck with the weather. On top of all of that there is the hidden desire to make those colours last until the first frost arrives, maybe even longer' - Gardens Illustrated

Create your own Summer border using this easy to follow guide from Gardens Illustrated. Just scroll down to the bottom of the article and download the PDF. Simple. Brilliant.

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