A wildlife friendly space, Skipton
Transforming a new build garden in Skipton into a welcoming, secluded, wildlife-friendly space with a garden room and a kitchen garden.
Designing with plants: selecting plants for a large exposed rural garden
A closer look at a planting design for a country farmhouse on an exposed site on Ilkley Moor. We reveal design decisions to create a planting palette for a rural garden.
Garden design inspiration for a garden party: creating outdoor spaces for entertaining
A garden party on Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire A garden designed to be lived in & shared with friends In this case study we share how the garden was designed to suit how our Clients, a busy, professional couple with children and with little gardening experience or knowledge. They wanted areas to relax as a family, […]
A consultation to kick start your own garden transformation: design inspiration for a small garden
Sometimes, a garden doesn’t need a complete redesign. It just needs a fresh perspective.
Why doesn’t a newly planted garden look like the design vision? Part 2
What to expect from a professional garden design. The challenges of establishing a new garden For this particular garden, the Client is not an experienced gardener but fully appreciates that gardens take time to establish. During the first 18 months after implementation, our regular aftercare visits helped guide the garden through a number of expected […]
Why doesn’t a newly planted garden look like the design vision? Part 1
How long does a new garden take to establish? A professional garden designer explains Trust the process: Why Great Gardens Take Time One of the biggest misconceptions about professional garden design is that the day the contractors leave site, your garden will look exactly like the beautifully layered moodboards, visualisations and inspirational images that helped […]
Planting for a wellbeing outdoor retreat
Our approach to planting design Creating the planting design for our award winning garden was about far more than simply selecting beautiful plants that look good in Spring. Designed as a wellbeing garden and outdoor spa retreat, the planting palette was carefully composed to soften and immerse the garden’s outdoor sauna within the space, creating […]
Award Winning Spa Garden Design with Sauna
‘The Breathing Space’ Harrogate Spring Show Garden by Melissa Morton Garden Design (MAPL, MSGLD) There’s a growing shift in garden design towards spaces that prioritise wellbeing as much as visual appeal. One of the standout features driving this trend is the outdoor sauna. When carefully integrated into a garden scheme, a sauna can elevate even […]
Planting design for our wellbeing show garden – The Breathing Space
In this post we are sharing our inspiration and plant selection as part of the planting design for our award winning wellbeing garden. The design of this small urban garden was to demonstrate how an outdoor sauna can be incorporated into the smallest of outdoor spaces. Whilst the layout is softened with naturalistic planting inspired […]
Award for Small Garden Design as a Retreat, Harrogate
Award winning best in show (Premier Gold) | Harrogate Spring Show