Summer has been amazing and the mild weather continues into the Autumn this year.  Now is a great time to get your garden ready for the winter months ahead. Check out our tips on what you should be doing this month. As always, if you have any questions then feel free to post them on our Facebook page General Conduct a thorough weeding at the start of the month to reduce work during the wet months to come Plant herbaceous perennials Remove any remaining annuals and plant out biennials and hardy perennials raised from seed Thin out any dense patches of water plants in your pond and clean u ..read more

Swinton Park Hotel Natural Swimming Pool Last year Garden Style was asked by Swinton Park Hotel in Masham to build what is believed to be the first public natural swimming pool in the North of England. Working together with Clear Water Revival who supplied cutting edge filtration technology, we installed a 12 x 3m outdoor, porcelain tiled pool with a planted pond alongside to enhance the natural look required by the Hotel. Keeping the plants separate from the main pool ensured water quality is what would be expected by the hotel’s guests, CWR’s system being the only one available that doesn ..read more

Winners of Gold and Best In Show at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2018 The Great Outdoors is a celebration of the natural, local environment around North Sheffield and has been designed for a client who loves being in the countryside. The design evokes the beauty of the woodland and moors through the structure and planting and is a place to relax after enjoying the great outdoors. Oak is the main hard landscaping material being used for the irregular pergola, usual decking, timber paving setts and a feature screen around the boundary. A mysterious water feature flows through the centre of the g ..read more

Get some professional help in the garden and let us do your winter pruning. Your evergreen shrubs and herbaceous perennials are ready for cutting back, so why not put your garden to bed, we can also clear up the leaves. Most of your evergreen shrubs will probably need pruning, there are some exceptions such as Viburnum tinus which will be flowering shortly (if not already) and these will need to done after flowering is complete. Herbaceous plants will now be looking very untidy and while we recommend grasses are left over winter, it is a good idea to clear off the dead stems of most perennials ..read more

  Gardens this size are not common but it is nice when the chance to totally remodel the whole garden comes along. The clients wanted a simple layout, not too much fuss, but quality materials and lots of colourful planting.   A large formal lawn is framed by a York stone slab path which leads to a sunken garden around an old Cherry tree. A circular Teak bench is installed around the trunk of the tree. Mixed borders line each side of the lawn and provide lots of colour from April through to October. The existing terrace was remodelled to allow a larger paved area which was centralised ..read more

September is generally a cooler month than August, however it is starting off very warm and the forecast suggests it might be drier than August was. If you have been growing fruit or vegetables this year you’ll be kept busy harvest the fruits of your labour. Now is also the time to start planting spring-flowering bulbs for next year. Make sure you make the most of and sunny days and the remaining warmth while you can this month! General Divide herbaceous perennials Harvest autumn crops Collect seed from perennials and hardy annuals Cover ponds with netting before the leaves start falling from ..read more

Take a look at our latest planting design, ideal to bring some colour to a low maintenance border. You can download the design here > The post Blues & Purples – Low Maintenance Border appeared first on Garden Style Sheffield - Landscaping Garden Design & Maintenance ..read more

Our type 5 natural swimming pool installation in North Yorkshire completed its 6 weeks filter maturation cycle a short time ago.The pool is now ‘gin clear’ and ready for swimming, although I’m sure our client will wait until Summer now before he takes a dip. Natural filtration is achieved through the 25 square metre aggregate filter zone that is planted with Cyperus longus, a reed that captures the nutrients in the water. The 110 square metre swim zone has underwater steps that emerge onto the surrounding deck and a diving area that is 2 metres deep, a diving stone sits in the middle ..read more

Take a look at this month’s planting design, a great design to smarten up your garden. Download a full size PDF here The post Summer Symmetry appeared first on Garden Style Sheffield - Landscaping Garden Design & Maintenance ..read more

Fantastic annual climber usually available from July, will flower until first major frosts can be overwintered in a greenhouse. Extremely beautiful rapid growing climber that starts flowering in June and continues until killed by frost. Delightful parasol-shaped fuchsia pink calyx with black/purple to crimson 2½in flowers within. Sunny pergolas, porches, walls. Flowers mid summer to autumn. Likes full sun. The post August – Rhodochiton Purple Bells appeared first on Garden Style Sheffield - Landscaping Garden Design & Maintenance ..read more