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Email: floraworksstudio@gmail.com
Phone: 07379071336
Address:
AVEC Studios Bldg
3-5 Sydney St.
Sheffield S1 4RG
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Viv invited me to a tour of her back garden on a warm summer morning. She apologised that the drought and water restrictions, which had kept her from watering her garden, meant that the garden wasn’t looking its best. Despite this, quite a few plants were still blooming and hadn’t yet succumbed to the punishing weather conditions of an unexpected and extended British Summer Heatwave.
As with many Victorian built houses, dining room double doors lead to her garden patio which is paved with sandstone and has a table and chairs for al fresco summer meals and enjoying the garden. Terracotta pots of various sizes with shade-loving plants in need of special attention, such as hosta, are pleasingly clustered around.
Her gardening style is inspired by watching and helping her mother as a child and has inherited all of her grandmother’s garden tools. In keeping with the family theme, she has a deep purple rose bush that both she and her mother bought for their gardens which she treasures. Although simple in design, the layout of the garden is effective with a planted border to the left a gentle sweeping curve that gracefully widens towards the rear of the garden where it meets two raised brick beds. There is a great variety of green foliage which is planted in a cottage style: flowering plants and edible fruit plants are intermixed and a stunning teak bench which Viv rescued from the skip allows a peaceful seating area at the bottom of the garden. As with many of us, Viv refuses to use chemicals for pest control and so regularly enjoys bowls of loganberries, gooseberries, raspberries picked straight from the garden.
Many of her plants are gifts acquired over time and when she feels the urge to buy something new, often pops to Aldi for great for plant bargains – she bought an apple tree for only a few pounds and has since shaped it into an espalier.
Biddulph Grange Gardens in Staffordshire are completely magical and quite unlike any other gardens in the country. I visited these gardens in August 2017, a full three years after seeing them featured on a garden programme on the BBC. Remembering them now as I write this fills me with all of the excitement and wonder I felt when I was there, ambling through the varied and extensive grounds which have been brought back to their former glory by The National Trust.
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Prices will vary according to the size and scope of the design work
If you want to create the garden of your dreams but don’t think you have the budget to pay someone to do it for you, Flora Works offers the perfect solution.
Part of our ‘helping hand’ services, includes an initial consultation that allows you to communicate your vision and come away with a beautiful hand-drawn plan and clear steps for achieving your goal, whatever your budget and size of garden may be!
Master Plan on Budget – Concept Drawing
Perfect for first time home owners on a budget or if you’re looking to do landscape works yourselves but would like professional guidance. Having a vision and plan set out to make your garden become a reality is crucial and will save you money in the long run. I will help you find creative and money-saving solutions.
Includes:
Consultation Meeting – Flora will meet with you at your home, survey your garden and discuss your goals and visions for your garden.
Garden Design Plan – This includes a garden design plan (drawing) to scale with planting and hard materials recommendations which can then either be given to a landscape contractor or used as a template if you are doing the landscaping works yourselves.
