Author: designlike

Garden Design is about creating a garden for the clients, that works for them. But it’s also about using special features and highlighting them where appropriate. The garden pictured here has a well which used to be quite hidden in the undergrowth. To highlight the history of the garden and also add a quirky note…

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The first signs of spring: I am desperate to get out there but it’s sooo cold! But then the first rays of sunshine see working my way through piles of dead foliage. Summer: You can’t get me in the house – unless it is too dark (about 11.30 pm some days..) Autumn: Last minute plant swaps…

A garden for winter – and summer and autumn! I just had the great pleasure of visiting Cambo gardens (https://www.camboestate.com/estate/the-garden) on Monday. From thousands of snowdrops, a beautifully planted winter garden to many grasses and flowers with spectacular seed heads – it’s been a real treat. A garden in winter shouldn’t be boring!      

What no flowers? Green is boring I hear you say.. Well – it isn’t boring if you look more closely! I created a leafy area in a garden a while back. It’s called the green garden but it is actually quite colourful – in a quiet way. No showy flowers, but lot’s of different leaf shapes and different…

Now is the time to start thinking about summer. Every garden should have a beautiful area to sit in, enjoying the nice weather when it comes. Here are some pictures of a patio that was created last year. It’s not just a place to enjoy outside, but in this case it also bridges the height difference…

Wishing you a happy and healthy and flower filled New Year!  All the best from Konia Tack @ GardenJoy in the Highlands

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. Rabindranath Tagore

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf. Rabindranath Tagore