by Cheryl Gilliver | 23rd July 2019
sloping site in surrey The Location Sloping sites can be tricky to deal with. Whilst terracing is often the answer, the retaining wall materials must blend well and be softened by planting, and the design needs to include sufficient useable lawn. This Claygate garden...
by Cheryl Gilliver | 23rd July 2019
THE GARDEN CABIN PROJECT The Brief The client had a long garden, with a wild, wooded area at the bottom which was rarely used and was hard to maintain. They originally wanted to create an office space, but this later grew to a gym and ‘teenage den/man cave’, to...
by Cheryl Gilliver | 15th November 2018
Large Surrey Garden The BriefThis wonderful, large garden in Surrey was unkempt and full of what I call “big green lumps” of plants. North facing and overrun by huge rhododendrons, the client needed to create a lawn area for the kids, a new patio large...
by Cheryl Gilliver | 25th September 2018
Memorial Garden, Heathside School, Weybridge The Brief Heathside School in Weybridge needed a garden designer to volunteer to improve a garden in their playground, which was a memorial garden for murdered teenager, Milly Dowler. I have a close friend with ties to the...
by Cheryl Gilliver | 24th September 2018
Family Garden in Claygate The Brief This family asked me primarly to design them a new drive, with parking for 2 cars, and a new patio for their rear garden. The house is a gorgeous pavillion style Victorian semi, with loads of quirky features and original woodwork on...
