Ongoing Garden & Planting Design Projects in 2012

Landscape planning for new house on sloping site in Clackmannanshire
(provision of outline landscape plans for planning permission to be followed by detailed garden & planting design once construction gets underway; January 2012)

Rectifying storm damage & effects of excessively wet autumn/winter
(consultancy client requiring assistance with removal of storm-damaged trees & installation of additional drainage; January 2012)

Renovated farmhouse in rural Perthshire
(layout & planting ideas needed for new garden on windy site - how to provide shelter yet still enjoy the views?)(new borders created & phase 1 planting completed November 2011; remainder of planting due Spring 2012)

Woodland & pond garden near Aberfeldy
(existing client seeking advice for an additional garden area, possibly with a Japanese theme; September 2001)(update: pond area to be redeveloped in conjunction with a water garden specialist in early spring 2012)

Garden & planting design following relocation from large, rural plot to relatively new estate home in Abernethy
(client has moved from a much-loved garden that was 40 years in the making & I saw her 3 days later; design & construction completed September 2011; phase 2 planting deferred until spring 2012 )(progress photos on www.facebook.com/shadesofgreengardendesign )

Garden & planting design for large farmhouse garden in Dunning
(brief includes determining the best location for a large garage, access road, polytunnel and vegetable garden, as well as planning the ornamental garden; design work completed May 2011 - DIY construction ongoing Autumn 2011 and into 2012, with planting design to follow)