I love my garden, my wife loves her
garden and my daughter loves her
garden.
Garden design
is about far more than positioning paths and
plants to look good; it is about producing a
landscape
that fulfils lifestyle ambitions.
When it rains, I can
smell the rain
and watch droplets roll effortlessly off of
big fat green leaves without leaving a trail
behind - my wife runs out with a big plastic
basket and starts tugging some sheets off
the line and
my daughter throws
up her miniature 'Peppa Pig' umbrella
and starts marching up and down the front
path singing 'Grand Ol' Duke of York'; that
really makes me happy.
Last winter when it snowed heavily I
fired up the chimnea and we threw our
fleeces on; I poured some
red wine for
my wife and I and we sat in the sheen of the
snow while the
sky glowed red
and we talked for hours warming our feet and
hands and toasting
marshmallows
- that was cool.
When the sun shines, I notice
everybody has a spring in their step - I can
smell sun-cream and
grass cuttings; the sky is blue and
car
radios and scooters
make me think of holidays abroad
- by tea-time the air is full of cooking
burgers and sausages and the sound of
laughing neighbours and everybody's
sipping wine or
sucking a cold bottle of beer, while
the warm wind and the sunset keep the kids
on the climbing frame and the trampoline
until it's time for their bath, and then the
midge torches and lanterns and fairy lights
and candles get lit and more wine and
conversation flows until the stars are fully
shining and everybody says, "look
how clear the sky is!" - and
everybody else says, "yeah - stars are magic
aren't they?"
My wife is a mean cook and
grows all her own
vegetables and herbs in our garden
and I'll tell you what - it's true -
home grown tatties are the best!
Believe me your salads and sandwiches will
become masterpieces when the fillings are
made from
your very own plot...
So you see it's not really
about having a path here and a lawn there -
it's about having a
garden - somewhere to do all this
cool stuff and live a life of
fresh air and fun and really
appreciate the precious time we've got to
properly wind down and chill out - enjoy
family, enjoy friends and
enjoy ourselves.
At
GardenImprovements.com we
specialise in
innovative garden design that
delivers personalised, functional and
attractive outdoor living rooms.We are a small and dedicated team
with a passion for creating spaces which
offer both fulfilment and excitement to the
people we work for.
I hope you enjoy your visit
to our website!
Nicky Patterson
Garden Designer and
Landscaper @ GardenImprovements.com
