Front Garden Design - Why is it important to invest in this space?

Front gardens are difficult to get right to create that multi functioning space in often a small plot. Large arrivals also need careful consideration to make sure parking, turning and plenty of planting is incorporated. A good garden design can improve your kerb appeal, your property aesthetic and your mood as you interact with this garden throughout the year, through sun, rain, wind and snow! Get your front garden design right.

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Looking Back Over 2018

Read about our successful first full year at Bo Cook Landscape & Garden Design. After 8 years designing in a partnership, Bo now runs her own practice. Find out more here.

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Garden Design Inspiration

Garden designers get inspiration from many sources - one being emerging themselves within gardens. This one by Marian Boswall is a stunning garden and one we were privileged to see.

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Plant Research for Planting Plans

As a garden designer, we have years of experience with plants, how they grow, what they look good with, what soil conditions and aspect they like. But with 300,000 plants listed in the RHS plant finder, we cannot know them all. So we have to do our research in order to find new plants, new varieties, new colours, new plant combinations. 

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The Site Analysis

The site analysis is a critical part of the garden design process. Read more about why here. For Garden Design in Sussex get in touch.

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The Site Survey

Once we have carried out the initial consultation and taken the client brief, we have identified the scope of works. We can instruct the survey.

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Ivy – Friend or Foe

Ivy - is it a friend or a foe? While you may not want it in your garden, it we should really all change our minds about it being a parasitic plant that kills trees - because it actually helps more than it hinders

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