In the summer months, it is such joy to be able to look at the garden – roses and late flowering bulbs make a tremendous show, as do hydrangeas. Big blousy shrubs really do come into their own and make a truly fantastic colour show when everything comes out into bloom. Keeping on top of the weeding and deadheading of plants is critical in summer months. Once things get a hold, it’s near on impossible to get them out. Most householders will have at least the basic ideas for how a garden should look. In general we tend to have a patch of grass, or lawn if you’re able to keep it neat and mown. Around the edges we normally have borders of soil in which a variety of bulbs, anuals ad ppermanent specimens fight it out for space and moisture.
Whatever size the garden, the services of a garden designer would be a tremedous boost for the overall look – a well designed plot that caters for all the family needs is a difficult compromise in most cases and a designer can just look at the plot, from several angles, and just see its potential. Where the layman will see an open corner with not much thought of content, a designer will imagine a small tree, the size and colour of foliage will perfectly blend into the spot, picking out maybe the new lime green growth of a euphorbia grifitthii or an abundance of hellebores. Planning the layout is one thing, but if you speak with a designer, all sorts of possiilities can come to life.
