Nicholsons New Associate Director: Freddie Gibbs, Head of Garden Design

I first joined Nicholsons back in the summer of 2016 on a placement year during my degree in Product Design at the University of Bournemouth. After I completed my studies, I returned as an assistant within the team and have continued to progress through different roles: Studio Manager, Garden Designer to Senior Designer, Head Read more »

Saxon Hedging Mix

It's nearly a year since we lost my father-in-law, Roderick Nicholson, founder of Nicholsons. He may not be with us any longer but he left a wealth of ‘Roderickisms’; concepts, ideas, snippets of poetry and in the absence of recalling exactly who had created them, he would often adopt them as his own with Read more »

Where Conservation is Challenged by Climate Change

As gardeners, we are veterans of the biosecurity threat with more emerging pests and diseases arriving on our shores as each month passes. Last year, Dr Nicola Spence, the Chief Plant Health Officer, delivered a lecture at the Forestry Conference outlining the pests and diseases arriving in Britain to infect our native species. She Read more »

How to Choose a Greenhouse for Your Garden

Due to their increasing popularity, greenhouse selection has been a frequent topic of conversation amongst the Nicholsons designers recently.  These decorative and practical features enable gardeners to establish productive crops and ornamental plants, regardless of the weather or growing region. Trend-setting glasshouse restaurants have increased the popularity of greenhouses to expand people’s homes, becoming Read more »

Reflecting on 2023

As well as our collaborations with DEFRA and the RHS, we were recognised as Sustainable Landscape Architects Practice of the Year in the Pro Landscaper awards. We planted 8,000 trees in the Mara region of Kenya and developed 2 forest school gardens back at home working with the Berkeley Reafforestation Trust. By supporting Nicholsons, Read more »

Gold for Bicester Village at Thames & Chiltern in Bloom Awards

Bicester Village has received a prestigious Gold standard certificate at the Thames & Chiltern in Bloom awards. The awards are one of 16 regional and national campaigns that make up Britain in Bloom, in association with the Royal Horticultural Society and is Europe’s largest horticultural competition. Entries are invited from communities of Read more »