Contemporary Gravel Gardens

A gravel garden is an area with a crushed stone surface. You can use gravel on a driveway, to create foot paths, or to mulch around plants in beds and also as a patio surface. Visually, gravel has a soft, three-dimensional surface that’s still uniform. It adds instant texture to any scheme. It becomes an instant backdrop to plants, outdoor BBQ’s, outdoor showers, furniture and other seating areas and sculpture. Against gravel, everything else pops..

Tanja Boehm10 January 2020Comment

7 things you should consider before buying plants at the nursery

I’ve decided to start with this topic as my inaugural blog post, as it’s easily the most common situation I face when a new client contacts me to design their outdoor space.

Clients are usually at their wits end, and have given up on their garden. They tell me that it seems that no matter what plants they buy at the nursery, nothing seems to survive for more than 6-9 months, never mind thrive.

Tanja Boehm18 December 2019Comment