Classic and Contemporary Garden Designs

12Oct, 2019

No Garden to Show Garden – a City Garden Design

  • By Richard Walters
  • 12 Oct 2019
  • Projects

Earlier this year I was approached by Vicki and Andy to provide a city garden design for their newly purchased property in Norwich.  Situated within the Golden Triangle and nearby the lovely Plantation Gardens, their own garden was sadly neglected, dominated by old decking and a dilapidated Wendy House. However we could see it had potential to be a nice entertaining area and peaceful retreat and I was very happy to transform the garden. Project Brief Before coming up with a plan I needed to know...

9Oct, 2019

Creating A Small Garden Design in Hemsby, Norfolk

  • By Richard Walters
  • 9 Oct 2019
  • Projects

About a year ago, I was approached by David and Jayne from Hemsby who had recently moved into a house that sadly lacked any sort of garden at all. They asked me to provide a cost for a small garden design and installation.  The garden (measuring c. 7.5m x 9m ) comprised a very small seating area, an oil tank and a lawn made up mainly of dandelions. In order to provide a quotation I then took some measurements and photographs of the front and back...

23Sep, 2019

A Mediterranean Garden Design and Build, North Norfolk

  • By Richard Walters
  • 23 Sep 2019
  • Projects

I completed a lovely Mediterranean garden design and build project earlier this year nearby Holt in North Norfolk.  The requirement was to create a modern patio area and wildlife friendly Mediterranean style garden. Hopefully this blog article will be interesting for anyone looking to put in a similar garden. After meeting with the Clients, David and Helen, I noted their specific requirements and provided a budgetary cost for an indicative project. They were happy to go ahead, at which point I surveyed the garden, measuring the...