Carys Creations

08/08/2022

Planting in… 💚🌿👩‍🌾

The raised beds surround a seating area, so plants with texture and scent have been included.

If you’re choosing plants at this time of year, it’s easy to get carried away with what the garden centres have ‘in stock’, as it all looks wonderful and colourful!

Remember to think about the other seasons! Summer flowering plants will fade, but keep in mind plants that will provide interest throughout the colder months.

A list of the plants used in this planting scheme are below:
Ilex Crenata Domes
Lavandula ‘Phenomenal’
Stipa Tenuissima Pony Tails
Iris
Astrantia
Echinacea
Hellebores
Japanese Anemones
Verbena

12/05/2022

In my happy place! Shopping for trees! 🌳

Thank you Your knowledge was second to none, looking forward to seeing the ‘Liquidamber styraciflua Worplesdon’ planted up next week!

02/05/2022

Sometimes it can be hard to visualise what you are trying to achieve in the garden.

You can’t beat a pencil and paper sketch to convey the length and height of your design. However, a 3d plan will give your design length, height and depth, plus the realistic feeling of being surrounded by your new design!

29/04/2022

29/04/2022

Planning for Summer ☀️ 👒

This Hertfordshire garden is nearly ready for its patio transformation!


Sketchup4gardendesign SketchUp

18/04/2022

Couldn’t resist visiting the flower markets whilst on our Barcelona holidays last week. The smell as you walked through the doors was so fresh! 🌸

The Spanish climate allows for plants like French lavender to already be in flower and the Orange trees, well, I think they might just be my new favourite thing!

Orange trees were planted all around the streets of the Airbnb we stayed in as they provide much needed shade in the Summer heat. If only I could plant one in my garden! 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🍊

The other amazing find were Elephant Trees… kids loved them, great for climbing! Goodness knows how old they were?! 🐘 🌳

02/03/2022

Creating designs from 2d to 3d using SketchUp pro, is a real game changer (swipe for current garden to what it could be)!

Yesterday I presented back to clients looking for circular designs for their rectangular shaped garden. The animation walk through brought the design to life and enabled them to see their garden in a completely different light! Quite literally in a different light, as SketchUp can show shadows and sunlight at different times of the day and year! Genius!



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07/02/2022

This year I’ve signed up to the Red Cross Open Gardens in June (…eek), so if like me you’re planning what to grow and plant out for the year, you can’t go wrong with the sun loving and long flowering, Cosmos.

Start sowing Cosmos from March in seed trays on a sunny window ledge, then prick out when large enough to handle.

Cosmos will flower from May through to October, providing height, colour and great vase displays! Its a flower which gives a lot of bang for its buck!

03/02/2022

One of my favourite parts of designing a garden… the planting plan 💜🤍💚

This plan for a front garden in Hertfordshire needed to be low maintenance, but still have a showy display throughout the warmer seasons.

Ilex Crenata for structure (a great alternative to Box if you’re worried about Box Blight), English Lavender, White & Purple Aliums and Aguilegias. All hard working plants with long flowering periods! Just Beautiful!

02/02/2022

Weather today was perfect for a bit of tidying in the garden. 👩‍🌾

Whilst it’s exciting to see the first signs of Spring poking through, the Evergreens are still stealing the Winter show with their consistent leaf and bursts of colour.

The Pink and White stars of the Viburnum Eve Price are stunning against their green foliage and the majestic Rhododendrons are starting to show their buds…

28/01/2022

Signs of Spring are starting to poke through! Yay!! 🌼

Look out for these Winter Aconites on your travels, as well as Snowdrops and Narcissi Tete a Tete who are also starting to make an appearance.