Reference work

The disciplines, and what good looks like in each.

A project archive is in preparation. Until built work can be published with the permission of the people who own it, this page shows reference photography of the disciplines we work in, with a note on what we are looking at in each frame.

These images are reference photography. They are not presented as completed client projects, and no project details, budgets or client names are attached to them.

Stone-paved garden terrace at dusk with corten planters, ornamental grasses and low step lighting — Outdoor living
Level changes, integrated step lighting and a paved terrace held by planted edges.

Naturalistic perennial border of grasses and seed heads beside a gravel path in late summer — Planting
Layered perennial and grass planting read at the end of the season, not only in flower.

Stone retaining wall with timber steps set into a sloping garden — Hardscape
Retaining structure, drainage behind the face, and steps set to a comfortable going.

Sunken stone seating area with a fire table, pleached trees and warm lighting at evening — Outdoor living
A sunken room cut into the level, with seating, fire and screening planting.

Clipped hedging, a mown lawn panel and an avenue of mature trees beside a modern office building — Commercial grounds
Grounds built to be maintained: clear edges, durable surfaces, legible sightlines.

Stone, timber and corten steel samples laid beside a hand-drawn garden plan on trace paper — Design
Materials chosen against the drawing, and against the light the site actually gets.

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