Sam McGowan's garden blog
Thoughts on the day to day working life of a garden designer in Scotland
Sunday 3 August 2014
Longniddry garden
Nine months after planting and the grasses and perennials in this West Lothian garden are establishing nicely. The Miscanthus planted on top of earth mounds lends height without obscuring the view out over the golf course to the Forth and Fife beyond.
Thursday 10 July 2014
Linlithgow - 9 months on
Small project to create a new garden for a newly-built house at the edge of Linlithgow. Nine months after completion plants are establishing well and the garden has settled in nicely.
Monday 7 July 2014
Growth at Longniddry
9 months after planting herbaceous and grasses are establishing well in this North-facing garden. Trees and shrubs have leafed out well and climbers are starting to scramble up the stainless steel wiring grid attached to the East facing boundary wall.
Thursday 6 February 2014
Progression in Morningside
The path layout has commenced at this job and the Spring should see the start of structural planting. Good to see new construction rather then clearance work. Gales before Christmas saw the development of a dangerous split in the fork of an existing Ash tree on the boundary which required the swift intervention of a team of tree surgeons.
Saturday 28 December 2013
East Lothian garden
Planting completed in a garden in Longniddry, East Lothian. The garden attepts to reconcile a modernist, 'glass box' house with the links style golf course which adjoins the North boundary.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Small woodland garden
Dropped in to visit a client's small woodland garden which is establishing quite nicely although some gaps have appeared in perennial planting as a result of the recent dry weather. Hopefully this will regenerate now that Summer rain has reappeared. Within the garden is a small stumpery where ferns are establishing nicely:
Tuesday 16 July 2013
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