A Family Garden A family garden for spending time entertaining outdoors with far-reaching views over the rural countryside.

Homegrown in Oxford Our clients wanted to embrace the good life and turned their large rectangle of grass into an oasis of woodland planting and sheltered food production space. Boldly planting trees to bring the country to the city, this garden is full of birdlife and private spaces and the veg garden could feed the street! Read more »

Gardening in the City This long established family garden was in need of complete renovation. The clients dream of an orangery and summerhouse were included in the plans along with areas for entertaining and relaxing outside. A charming pergola walk dripping with blossom adds privacy in the garden. The city micro-climate allowed the use of some more exotic planting to lend a tropical atmosphere and Read more »

Peaceful City Retreat This much loved city garden belonging to a plant lover was in need of an update to help it realise it’s potential. Overgrown planting has been cleared away to reveal a long view down the garden to a pretty summerhouse. The shapely lawn is surrounded with deep borders of indulgent planting. The garden has a variety of spaces for sharing with family Read more »

Family home near Stow on the Wold This beautiful old village house required full restoration including the commissioning of a stunning garden design from the award winning Marcus Barnett Studio. Nicholsons were appointed to carry out the garden build which includes an Andrew Ewing water canal to reflect the sky – a very serene space.

A Family Home I cannot tell you the joy of seeing a Land Rover make its way from the city through the snow to this sleepy Cotswold village and four charming kids erupt from the back and charge through the garden barefoot…well not quite but certainly no shoes! This peaceful hideaway has charming architecture which is brought to life with the simplest of front gardens. Read more »

Veneer Woodland Focused on creating a woodland with species suitable for the veneer market High density planting with regular silvicultural maintenance and thinning required to further develop good form and keep stems clean and straight Diligent control of Grey squirrels will be required. Deer exclusion will be essential. Both conifers and broad-leaves will be suitable; an element of shrubs Read more »

The Tranquil Farmhouse Peaceful and unassuming, this traditional farmhouse with extensive unused concrete yards has been transformed to accommodate a serene pool garden and terraces for quality family time. In the walled garden, beehives and cool lawns, combined with dark tone tiles and cover give a wonderfully natural environment for swimming. Read more »

The Hunting Lodge A hideaway set in an ancient landscape, this romantic garden has tones of Dodie Smith's 'I Capture the Castle'. This project received a low maintenance brief. Its clean, bold lines compliment the ancient architecture with simple style, to complete a stunning result.

The Walled Garden This beautiful walled garden needed some restoration and simplification of the space to reduce the maintenance.  A new greenhouse and an amazing Nepeta parterre were added to create a stunning, simple, calming space. The Nepeta Parterre is constantly buzzing with bees and butterflies adding to the tranquil atmosphere.