HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. On the bleakest of winter days, lots of persuasion is needed to head out into the garden, especially when being lured indoors by a comfy chair and a hot cuppa beside a warm fire. If you are a regular reader […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
With my wish list compiled, having measured up, undertaken a stock check of the garden and evaluated the plot, I can now dive right into the fun stuff of organising the space and building upon my initial ideas. Aside from planting, this early stage of playing […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
In my last post I talked about forming a basic wish list of requirements I want my new garden to fulfill before I take any steps to conceive the new garden design. Before getting stuck in, I have also taken a close look at the garden […]
Le Jardin Contemporain // The Contemporary Garden - Barry Watton Garden Designs
Years ago when I began practising law, I was told “Fail to prepare, prepare to fail” and this mantra also certainly rings true of garden design. Having moved to a new house in France, with around 1200m2 of accompanying land, I am almost spoiled for choice […]