Overbeck’s Garden, The National Trust, Salcombe Have you ever taken a detour to Overbeck’s Garden? Overlooking the most beautiful rugged coastline, Gara Rock and East Portlemouth to the East, Salcombe to the North, is the most fabulous National Trust garden. It sits above Salcombe, about 224 miles south‑east of our West Sussex Nursery, roughly a…
Read the articleThe Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park Recently, I was lucky enough to visit The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park. This is situated in the East of Grand Cayman, an island to the West of the Caribbean. Grand Cayman is part of the British West Indies and better known for its diving. The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic…
Read the articleAfter all the exploring and plant hunting it’s vital to find a good place to rest your head and recover. These are our favourite places, but we are always hunting for more. …
Read the articleThe Power of Being Socially Minded: Making a Difference By Guy Watts At the age of 25, halfway across the Indian Ocean in a small Ocean rowing boat I came up with the idea to start Streetscape. Later that year, 2009, I founded the charity and social enterprise with a close friend. We were based…
Read the articleWe all know how plant obsessed I am, but I am equally obsessed over the interior spaces I live and work in. We have curated a selection of the most beautiful homeware items from a range of talented UK makers….
Read the articleGuy’s Advice for Tree Planting Recently, there has been lots written about failing government planting schemes. I see this often on my travels, roadside planting that is uncared for, dead trees and poorly managed sites. Lots of wasted money and time spent, all to hit government environmental quotas. What do we think? We have a…
Read the articlePOT HUNTING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE like A SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL Finding the right pot is key to any design… Formal gardens tend to incorporate matching pots with straight lines and simple details. Terracotta, although very adaptable, is usually associated with Mediterranean gardens. Some like to have a mixture of pot styles, keeping…
Read the articleWe design gardens in a unique way, we don’t tend to offer drawings / sketches. It’s a fluid design process and we are very plant focused. I’m sure AI could support us in our process but in our opinion, AI reduces the organic experience that our customers enjoy. We still don’t use AI to write our content, can you tell? Does it matter? It does to me. …
Read the articleYou’ve been hunting for plants and you’ve got the taste of adventure? Here’s our guide to the places we visit when we aren’t tending to our Architectural Plants….
Read the articleHunting for plants makes you hungry (and thirsty!). Here’s our guide to the places we visit when we aren’t tending to our Architectural Plants….
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