APLD International Landscape Design Awards  2018 The awards ceremony was held in Toronto in September which I couldn't make as I was touring in the North of Vietnam, but look what turned up in the post and is now hanging on my office wall, my awards plaque!! I feel so honored to have received this award and recognition. On the home front I am currently working on a number of very exciting projects, one of which has been in progress for the last year and a half and has a fascinating back story as to its location. I will be posting a blog about this project in the next week or so. In the m ..read more

International Landscape Design Awards 2018Delighted to have received the new that I have been awarded Silver in  the International Landscape Design awards held in the USA. This is yet another wind for the ECO garden project designed by David for a client in Worsley in Salford, Greater Manchester, North West UK. This will be the fourth award presented for this garden. With David winning the #NDA "Northern Design Awards 2016" for Best Landscaping Design for the project. It went on to pick up the best residential build at the #BALI "British Association Landscape Industries in 2017" aw ..read more

 Pro Landscaper Interview  David Keegan  The UK's leading landscape  design and horticulture magazine recently paid a visit to Manchester to explore the state of the horticulture and landscape and garden design industry in Greater Manchester and I was delighted to be asked to do an interview focusing on design trends, my work in Manchester, and my most exciting recent project. Pro Landscaper Interview With David Keegan Garden Design There is a also a wonderful and insightful feature with the RHS on the planned new RHS Garden Bridgewater which will be located jus ..read more

Looking for Garden, Landscape, Designer in Derbyshire ? Check out our award winning projects on the website by clicking this link International award winning landscape design project by David Keegan Garden Design in Derbyshire Featured in this picture an international and national award winning garden design project in Derbyshire. You can contact us directly by clicking this link ..read more

Garden Design News  I have just received word that this project I designed a couple of years ago is to be featured in an upcoming international book  on Landscape Design. The book is to be published a little later this year and I will post a blog when it comes out. In the meantime here's  a recap on the project: Greenfield Garden Design Project By David Keegan Garden Design Redesigned front garden area Greenfield garden design project David Keegan Garden Design Project Greenfield Saddleworth Garden. Hardiness Zone The plot is located in UK hardiness zone 8 Site con ..read more

Time to redesign Looking for inspiration for your garden for 2018 ? Now is the time to plan if you want to enjoy the garden during this coming summer. Why not check out my award winning garden design projects on my website. The featured picture is from one of my garden design projects in Lancashire which won the Northern Design Award for Best Landscape Design in 2016 ..read more

A Garden Designers Top Five Tips To Creating A Wildflower Meadow, Or Lawn...... It seems that wildflower meadows  are fast becoming the latest trend in garden and landscape design whatever the size of garden, or grounds, that might be on offer. In fact, I decided to write this piece following a recent request for the incorporation of a wildflower area in what is little more than a postage stamp size garden for a client who hates maintenance.  Bolton Landscape Design Project  Before  And in the beginning it may look like this.  So, top tip number ..read more

Look Back Series Picture 1 Beginning of a series of pictures from past & present garden design projects some award winning some not but all equally important to me as a garden designer Picture 1 a garden design project in Chester and winner of numerous awards. The is a picture of one in a series of five garden rooms in this project. This is the sculpture garden and was inspired by the E.N.O. English National Opera Production of Handel's comic Opera Xerxes. In flower Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' add drama and line the curving paths across a water rill to sculpture plinths. To find ..read more

Garden Design Project Boothstown, Worsley Question: what do you do when commissioned by clients, one of whom is unfortunately suffering from a degenerative and incurable eye disease? Hopefully this garden design answers those questions and in doing so provides a usable and easily navigable garden space. Garden as first viewed looking away from house Garden as first viewed looking back to house The build on this garden design project only finished in late December 2017 what with the weather being so bad since this was the first opportunity I have had to revisit. Altho ..read more

Article 1: DIY store bought decking and its impact on client perceptions of decking in general. It may only be early January but many will already be looking at their gardens and making plans. It may be the result of a long held desire, or resolution, to improve the quality and liveability of an outdoor space, or as the result of home renovations.Over the coming few months I will be writing a series of short blog posts on decking in all its forms, pros and cons  Blog post one store bought decking and its impact on client perceptions: Whatever the primary motivation now is the perfec ..read more