Planting the Seed
Rocks, Time, Iguanodons and Walls
Of all the material stuff of the earth – flesh or liquid, wood, light, ice, bone, foliage, flower or hair – rock is what remains of things past. A giant, cracking library of the universe’s history, scattered, broken, chipped, but still staying true to its origins.
Naturalistic Planting Microlearn
Inspire
Naturalistic Planting mimics and embraces the natural procession of heights, shapes and colours in a wild ecosystem.
CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE (and how will these gardens be remembered?)
Recent advances in deep ecology – and our understanding of how complexity, diversity and messiness allows life to thrive (think mycelial networks, soil structure, gut biomes etc) – have translated into aesthetics. In this context, it’s easy, therefore, to see how garden design, through its use of inherently chaotic materials – the stuff of life – could easily be seen as one of the pioneering art forms of its age.
How to Plan a Landscaped Garden
Design
A concise guide to help you plan your dream garden based on Stuart Leppard's, director of The Garden Landscapers, experience and expertise.
On (and sometimes inside) Ponds
Nature
Ponds are not for everyone, but they certainly appeal to some. Perhaps, as some say, it’s their mystery. If not, there’s certainly something mysterious about how fascinated some of us can be
On Paths
Design
Every path is an invitation to share something...
Consider the Lily: Sight, Nature and Wellness
Nature
From shimmering water and vaulted natural cathedrals to threats of teeth, poison and insecurity, our eye sight, and the things we see have a profound impact on our wellbeing. Here, we explore the relationship between eyesight, nature and health.
Coming to Our Senses
Nature
How we experience nature through the five big guys...
Garden Medicine: Our favourite garden cures
Craft
Some of our favourite herbal cures found close to home
An Invitation to Weeds and Wildness
Nature
To weed, or not to weed? This is the question, alongside why do we fear them, how has our relationship to nature changed over millenia, and how should we view weeds in the future.