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Hedge design for Landscaping

Creating a hedge design and tree pruning are gardening techniques which can be used to great effect in virtually any size of garden. These techniques can be used to control and direct the size, shape, and direction of plant growth. When combined with plant supports, such as trellises and other plants, an interesting garden effect can be created. Of course, pruning is also used to encourage fruit tree growth and to improve plant health by encouraging air circulation. The use of hedge planting and pruning has been a feature of Mediterranean gardens and English classic garden design for centuries.

Hedge Designs for Cyder Cottage - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Hedge Designs for Cyder Cottage.*

Hedge Design for Shrub Growth Control

If shrubs and trees are allowed to grow uncontrolled, they may become too large for the space in your garden. Often, branches are left at an awkward height near pathways, which can result in safety issues. It is often the case that a tree or shrub will become misshaped through natural growth, and some pruning is required to improve its aesthetics.

Privacy Trees and Hedges - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Plant Privacy Trees and Shrubs just for privacy purposes to shield out unwanted activity.*

Hedge Design using the correct Pruning Techniques.

For flowering shrubs and trees, the correct pruning technique will encourage new growth of younger shoots and, in some cases, more flowering in the long term. Annual pruning of fruit trees will often result in better quality and larger fruit, as well as a reduction in fungal diseases.

Keeping your garden hedge well maintained in the first place, will save you money and add value to your property. A hedge that is not well maintained may not only lose its shape, but will leave bare patches of hedge when it is finally shaped with the trimmer or saw.

Living Hedge - Reds Landscaping and Design — *A living hedge not only keeps livestock fenced but also prevents soil erosion and water runoff.*

Hedge Design around a central boxed plant - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Hedge Design around a central boxed plant.*

Espalier
Originally developed in Europe to grow fruit trees in a microclimate, a warm wall was used to provide heat and support to the plant. Later, trellises were also used to support espalier plants.

Shredded Hedge - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Shredded Hedge.*

Supports for espalier plants now include wooden, metal, and wire supports, as well as stone, brick, and even glass walls. Espalier is a great technique for improving the look of a fence or wall, especially in the case of a small garden.

Hedge Design with Pleaching - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Hedge Design with Pleaching.*

Pleaching
Pleaching is a great technique for creating a screen for garden privacy. Pleaching can be applied not only in a straight line but also as a circle or rectangle.

Hedge Design with Pleaching on a Tree - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Hedge Design with Pleaching on a Tree.*

Pleaching is a great way to create a green privacy screen in your garden. It can also be used to create an impenetrable hedge, which can be used as a fence. It makes a nice alternative to a wire fence in rural areas.

If you would like a qualified horticulturist to take a look at your hedging needs, contact us.

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For all of your garden maintenance needs or help with the design and development of your landscaping ideas, contact one of our experienced landscape gardeners. We can help with small garden design all the way up to commercial landscape design. Our specialties include fast growing screening plants, plant health, as well as horticulture, garden lighting and outdoor pool landscaping ideas.

3D Renders – What To Expect

A 3D render allows you full access to see your future landscape as it would be built.
Renders allow you to visualize the designed spaces not only from top and side views but from every view: out of key viewpoints such as balconies, views from the spa, underneath the pergola: 3D modelling lets you spatially see how it all fits together.

Our render package includes 5–10 images like the one here, as well as a flythrough video, which takes you on a journey through your landscape. These are great for understanding how the area would be experienced, as you are seeing it as you would if you were really there.

Design Fee Proposal Options

Please see below the 2 options for your landscape design. These prices have been custom priced according to your brief, site conditions, and the landscape elements required.

2D Landscape Package

This option includes a 2D fully scaled landscape plan drawn at 1:100, with annotation depicting design elements on the plan.
A mood board document with indicative imagery, such as Pinterest photos of poolside paving, planting styles etc – all included to give an indication of the design intent.
A planting schedule and materials schedule will break down exactly what plant species and hardscaping materials are within the design.
You will be able to obtain quotes and build from these plans once the 2D Landscape Package process is complete and you’re happy with your design.
4 hours of allocated change/revisions included in price, revisions beyond quoted amount will be charged at an hourly rate

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Looking through the hedge at the colourful garden

Cottage Garden Ideas from the Cotswolds

Cottage garden ideas can be found in many of the gardens open to the public. These include Open Garden Scheme Gardens and the many home gardens worldwide. One great source of cottage garden ideas is the National Trust of Great Britain.

The Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts movement was an aesthetic movement started by designer, poet, and reformer William Morris. In 1861, Morris founded the interior decorators and manufacturers Morris, Marshall, Faulkner, and Company. Morris, during his time studying Classics at Oxford University, became influenced by medievalism. The company was founded with a desire to capture the spirit and quality of medieval craftsmanship. By the 1890s, the influence of the movement had spread and become part of a growing international interest in design.

Cottage Garden ideas and the Arts and Crafts movement

American horticulturalist Major Lawrence Johnston created the Serre de la Madone garden in France and the Hidcote Manor garden in the Cotswolds in the UK. The Cotswolds had become a centre for the arts and crafts movement due to artists like Dante Rosetti and his friend William Morris moving out of smoggy London to the Cotwolds. The rural setting far from London with its beautiful scenery and idyllic lifestyle made it a magnet for the type of cottage industries that were part of the movement. At the time, local crafts and skills had not been overtaken by industrialisation. Architect Charles Robert Ashbee moved from London to Chipping Campden and set up factories in some rural buildings employing around 150 skilled craftsmen.

Hidcote Cottage Garden Design

The early parts of the Hidcote garden design were very much in line with the Arts and Crafts movement. Later parts of the design became a little more formal. As the garden is separated by either the hedges, stone walls, or geographic features, these different garden design styles go together surprisingly well. The garden design concept was that the "rooms" of the garden were an extension of the architecture of the house itself.

Arts and Crafts Movement Cottage Garden ideas - Reds Landscaping and Design — Cottage Garden ideas. A stone garden path with overflowing border plants is often a feature of Arts and Crafts gardens. Between the 1890s and 1930s gardens the Arts and Crafts Movement was a major influence in Cottage Garden design.

Cottage gardens often give the appearance of cheerful simplicity. In reality, the creator of the garden, Major Lawrence Johnston, was an avid collector of garden plants. The Major went on exotic plant hunting expeditions to Yunnan, China, in 1930, and South Africa, in 1927, to find plants for his garden. The province of Yunnan in southwest China has been the source of over 10,000 plants for western gardens.

Neat hedge and stone landscaping of paths with topiary Yew hedges Cottage Garden ideas - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Cottage Garden ideas. Neat hedge and stone landscaping of paths with topiary Yew hedges with topiary box, hornbeam and holly. Rustic Stone Garden paths.*

The topiary hedges at Hidcote not only create interesting views but also help to divide the garden into smaller garden rooms. Many of these rooms explore different garden design themes. Hidcote is a great place to visit for garden design ideas.

Looking through the hedge at the colourful garden. Cottage Garden ideas - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Cottage Garden ideas. Looking through the hedge at the colourful garden with stone garden path.*

When viewed through a cutout in a hedge, the spectacular and colourful cottage style gardens create surprise and delight.

A garden seat in a shady part of the garden. Cottage Garden ideas - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Cottage Garden ideas. A garden seat in a shady part of the garden. Rustic Stone Garden paths.*

Some parts of the garden are a little more formal, with neatly trimmed path edges.

Roses are always a great Cottage Garden idea - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Cottage Garden ideas. Roses are always a favourite in the cottage garden.*

The old garden looking back towards the house is a mass of cottage garden plants. Hidcote was the first purchase for the National Trust for the garden alone.

Garden Stairs terracotta roof tiles - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Cottage Garden ideas. Garden steps made from hand crafted terracotta roof tiles laid edgeways. Hidcote Manor.*

A great example of the use of quality craftsmanship is the garden steps created from hand crafted ceramic roofing tiles laid edgeways. Years of garden visitors have worn the edges of the tiles and given them even more character. These garden design features are typical of the arts and crafts movement.

Cottage Garden Pathway Design - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Cottage Garden Pathway Design - Circular Path design*

Another more formal garden room

Dividing the garden up into smaller garden rooms makes it possible to explore different garden design themes within the same garden. Each room is like a small garden in itself.

COTTAGE GARDEN STONE PATHWAY - Reds Landscaping and Design — *An example of a rustic stone pathway from the Arts and Crafts movement.*

Cottage gardens have many different designs for garden paths. Ideally, natural looking garden path materials should be used to create the cottage garden effect. There are many different ways of laying out your cottage garden path. The path can be a single main path with an outer path, crossed paths with an outer path, a diamond shaped path, or, as in the picture above, an oval shaped path layout with a garden in the centre.

Rustic Garden Path with overflowing border plants - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Rustic Garden Path with overflowing border plants.*

Crushed Rock garden pathway with overflowing border plants - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Crushed Rock garden pathway with overflowing border plants.*

Gardens Separated by hedges - Reds Landscaping and Design — *Gardens Separated by hedges.*

An example of the craftsmanship is the garden stairs made from ceramic roof tiles laid edgeways. These stairs lead to a terraced lawn, which is also laid out like a separate room.