What do you do if your garden is on a steep slope? Well if you're looking for a modern contemporary look, like many of our clients are, then perhaps a cubic arrangement of retaining terraces is the answer. Or if a more naturalistic aesthetic is what you're after, like the garden we created below for our client in West Lancashire, then a Boulder Garden might be just the thing for you. Here over one hundred tonnes of locally quarried sandstone boulders were used to retain the s

The Pennine Garden/Yorkshire can be seen fully in this aeriel shot. Taking us from design through to completion in just 9 months. The former farmhouse complex has everything from pergola to hottub to Balinese sculptures. #gardendesignyorkshire #penninelife #gardendesign #contemporarygardendesign #plantingdesign #gardendesignmanchester #marshallspaving #raseoutdoorliving

Cobbs Clough : Lancashire Day 23 of the Woodland Wildflower Challenge. Today :Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata ) This plant is everywhere at this time of year,especially in clearings within the woodland.The leaves are picked and used as a salad green, vegetable or potherb. The seeds have been ground to make flour. For more info : https://www.ediblewildfood.com/broadleaf-plantain.aspx #thewildlifetrust #thewoodlandtrust #foodforfree #foraging #forager#naturalengland #land

Cobbes Clough, Lancashire Today is day 10 in my Woodland wildflower challenge. The Bluebells are not yet forming their impressive huge drifts, but a few are peeping out. This is the true native bluebell, not to be confused with its intrusive spanish cousin. #wildflower #thewoodlandtrust #rhs #naturalengland #landscapedesign#gardendesign #naturephotpgrapher #gardendesign.

Cobbs Clough Lancashire Today is Day 9 of my Woodland Wildflower Challenge. Stellaria media (chickweed ) This tiny beauty is almost everywhere and has superb medical properties, being good for the digestion and also supposedly good for weight loss. #wildflowersofbritain #naturephotography #wildflowers #nature #lancashirewildflowers #lancashirelandscapedesign #foraging #wildfoodlove #wildfood #gardendesign