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If you you think the weather is not great today ha

If you you think the weather is not great today have a look at the pop up on my Google photos for a year ago today. The maintenance team on one of our large cotswold gardens a year ago. It feel positively spring like compare to this time last year.

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Love the jobs we get involved in. Thanks for this

Love the jobs we get involved in. Thanks for this brilliant collaboration with the amazing @lunadesignuk to deliver a plant for a jet engine planter, a putting green for waiting customers and staff breaks and a green vertical wall to sit next to the stunning graffiti wall for the design lead client @tokyocustoms. It has been a pleasure to be involved in projects with other businesses who strive for exceptional standards.

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#highstandards
#funprojects
#excitingcollaborations
#designingoutsoorspace
#nolimits

Another dark damp courtyard transformed. This is n

Another dark damp courtyard transformed. This is newly planted so we will return to photograph once it has matured. It now feels light and airy with the gorgeous sound of running water. The clients have let us know they are planning a new years party for them and their children in the garden. We love the way having a beautiful space outsides make you want to be there no matter what the weather.

#havebeautifulhomesasnowhereelsetogo #cheltenhamgardendesign #cotswoldlandscaping #contemporarygardens #outdoorrooms #gardensbykeltieandclark

Good focal points transform space in a garden. It

Good focal points transform space in a garden. It is probably the hardest part to get right as it is all about clients tastes and what is available. We love this glass water feature we put into a formal garden. It has a strong architectural feel but also a softness about it.

#glassfeatures #glasswaterfeatures #waterfeaturescheltenham #gardendesigncheltenham #gardensbykeltieandclark #tactilewater

Flower power in cool colours. This has been one of

Flower power in cool colours. This has been one of my favourite planting schemes we have done for late summer in this rural Herefordshire garden.

#coolplantingdesign #gardendesigncheltenham #sliverandblueplanting #agapanthus #hydrangeaannabelle

Got sent this lovely picture from clients enjoying

Got sent this lovely picture from clients enjoying the garden even though we have not finished yet. Plants are on the way but we have just cleared up the muddy mess and they are already getting such pleasure from it. This is why we love what we do. Build beautiful spaces that gives people pleasure and transforms the way they live. Whats not to love.

#gardendesigncheltenham #gardenlighting #porcelainpaving #mandarinstone #wonderfulclients #relaxedgardens #smallgardendesigncotswolds #plantsontheway #plantingisthebestbit

Finally got around to photographing this garden wi

Finally got around to photographing this garden with outdoor kitchen meadow and water. Both kids and adults love this garden and it is used every week all year round. How much value do you get out of a garden? Do you want to be out there in December cooking over Christmas?

We aim to make clients want to do that.

Thanks @purecreative30 for a brilliant morning shooting the garden.

#outdoorkitchens #pizzaovens #gardenmeadows #watertoplayandreflect #somanyplacestobe #gardensbykeltieandclark #gardendesigncotswolds #gardensdesigncheltenham #gardensforadultsandchildren #makeadultsfeellikeachildagain #gardensdesignwarwickshire

One of our favourite gardens from last year. Now t

One of our favourite gardens from last year. Now the alliums have gone over this border is budding up with agapanthus in successional flowering. It is one of the hardest thing to get right in planting design but my favourite challenge of doing any scheme. Love the impact of simple planting too. The hardscape is the backbone the planting brings the garden to life.

#alliums #agapanthus #successionplanting
#gardensbykeltieandclark
#plantingdesigncheltenham
#gardenmaintenance #cheltenhamgardendesign #contemporaryfencing #cheltenhamtowngarden

A favourite combination for a part shade border. T

A favourite combination for a part shade border. This was a planting scheme we did back in 2016. Acers with box balls and hakonechloa spilling over the path. Colour and texture and winter structure.

#plantingdesigncheltenham #acersofinstagram #grassastexture #grassesofinstagram #boxballs #gardendesigncheltenham #textureandcolur #gardensbykeltieandclark #gorgeousborders #plantingscheme #partshadegarden

A visit to a garden we designed and built and main

A visit to a garden we designed and built and maintained ever since. Cannot believe how much our bonsai tree planted for the basement window view has grown. It can be seen from all over the garden now. Lavender little lady forms the hedge in front. It is one of my favourite lavender as it makes a great hedge as it does not get too leggy.

#bonsaitree #cheltenhamgardendesign #gardensbykeltieandclark #gardensofinstagram #lavenderlittlelady

A recent complicated design and build with lots of

A recent complicated design and build with lots of levels. Not the prettiest pucture as part way though the project. We had to dig down 5m to hit hard ground to build off. See earlier post with the mud and the diggers. We finally got the lawn after all the rain. It all needs softening with planting and furniture. There is a fire pit area hot tub and patio to admire the views. Lots of space to enjoy this awkward space. All built in gabions and the stone which changes as the light changes. Once the hedging is in it will transform the look of this.
#retainingwalls #levelchanges #gabions #gardensbykeltieandclark #awkwardsites #gardendesigncotswolds #gardendesigncheltenham #landscapingcheltenham #skilledgardenbuilds #gardenconstruction

Sunday evening fire in the firepit. All gardens sh

Sunday evening fire in the firepit. All gardens should have heat as it makes you want to be there.
Btw our fire pit is an old lorry inner wheel and an old garden chair that needed to go. 😋. Good design changes the way you live it is not always just looking great. It should be both. 😏

#firepits #gardenheater

Home offices can be made even in the most difficul

Home offices can be made even in the most difficult sites. With more clients needing to work from home it is lovely to have a space separate from the house. We can create a haven to work from in any space. This was a job from a few years ago and this was created for as an artist retreat. Before it was a baren unappealling slope and after a relaxed and quiet spot to work as well as meadow for wildlife. Thought it would be worth posting now if you are trying to find a place in an ackward place to work from. There is always a clever solution.
#workingfromhome #homeoffices #bespokegardenbuildings #placetowork #officeinthegarden #quietretreat #artistsstudio #gardensbykeltieandclark

Love a before and after although we never seem to

Love a before and after although we never seem to take a photo from exactly the same spot 🙄. In current times people are realising the importance of a space to call your own. This house just ran into the surrounding countryside before. We created a room to call a garden in this space with dry stone walls water and a beautiful circular lawn framed by a path to wonder round and enjoy the colourful planting.
#circularlawns #gardensinlandscapes #beforeandafter #cheltenhamgardendesign #gardensbykeltieandclark #standinthesameplace #gardentocallmyown

Every plant we use in the garden earns it place. T

Every plant we use in the garden earns it place. This a tiny flower of a sempervivum and it has to have a special place to be able to enjoy. It is the transition of a garden that we love. Plants flowers and the wildlife change throughout the year. This is what makes being out there all year round so wonderful. It is why we design to make sure our clients want to be out all year. Hard landscaping is the frame work but it is the rest that makes it a garden.
#tinyflowers #sempervivum #pinkflowers #plantingdesign #gardensbykeltieandclark #cheltenhamplantingdesign #cotswoldgarden design #gardenmaintenancecheltenham #gardenmaintenancecotswolds

We are doing a lot of garden kitchens and we love

We are doing a lot of garden kitchens and we love doing them as it transforms they way clients use the garden. Here is one we are part way through. Will post as the internal kitchen is built. Pleached trees soften the building from all sides and an entertaining space is outside the kitchen.
#gardenkitchens #outdoorkitchens #outdoorrooms #outdoorcooking #bullbbq #gardensbykeltieandclark #gardenbuildings #gardencooking #welovetocookoutdoors #gardenrooms

Garden office coming along a lovely wood and tin c

Garden office coming along a lovely wood and tin combination. The best thing about a bespoke building is it fits perfectly into your space and can suit your needs. This is going to be for a home business....more to follow on the opening and the finish building. I will be their client too supporting local business.
Chris about do do his bit with the electrics @watts_the_fault.

#homeoffices #gardenbuildings #gardenbusiness #gardenofficespace #watchthisspace #homeworking #gardensbykeltieandclark #gardendesigncheltenham #landscaping #webuildanythinginthegarden

We love to build wildlife water and a water featur

We love to build wildlife water and a water feature should have a journey to go around to watch it from many aspects. This one can be viewed from patio and from above. It is full of wildlife. Tadpoles, water boatmen, and dragonflies are everywhere. Surrounding it after 10 minutes standing talking to the client we saw 7 species of butterflies. Bring nature to the back door. At least lockdown has taught us to sit back and watch. The client even had a bee swarm two days ago.
Thanks to the ever great @purecreative30 for the great photos of our work

#wildlifeponds #rocksteps #beeandbutterflyplanting #tadpoles #dragonflies #lovewater #soundofwater #naturalponds #mypondbythebackdoor #gardensbykeltieandclark

Got sent this today. Love it when clients sends a

Got sent this today. Love it when clients sends a photo to express their pleasure of a garden we created for them. This was heavy clay so we created a pebble classical area where they could have different plants growing in their space. If has become a favourite part.
#gravelgardens #multistemtrees #aridplantsinclay #plantingdesign #classicalgardens #steeledging #gardendesigncheltenham #gardensbykeltieandclark #designandbuildgardens #clientsphotos #itiswhywedothejob #worthgettingmuddyfor

Sometime simplicity is best when it comes to plant

Sometime simplicity is best when it comes to planting. This is birch trees planted close together to give impact against the house with a mass of luzula underneath. Planting against the house sits the building within its landscape. Often on grand designs etc the budget runs out at the end of the build. When it is considered from the outset a budget can be put aside and it is so worth it. A house is just a house without landscape but when it is in beautiful surrounding the building comes alive.
#silverbirch #simpleplanting #plantingdesigncotswolds #gardendesigncotswolds #gardensbykeltieandclark #contemporarygardendesign

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