Contemporary Country Garden

Bel was contacted by the owners this country property in rural Leicestershire back in September 2019. They has been updating the interior of the property and were now ready to tackle the exterior. Nothing much had been done with the garden since the house had been built in the 1990's. There was a large area of lawn and some planting beds with plants which had become out of control and oversized. To be in keeping with the renovated interior the clients were keen to being a contemporary feel to the garden whilst maintaining the country feel.

The rear garden faces East so the clients could only sit in the sun in the early morning with there current patio, so top of the wish list was a larger entertaining area sited further back from the house to catch more of the afternoon sunshine. This meant cutting back into an existing bank of lawn which raised up from the patio to the rear boundary. The clients were very keen not to have a solid wall as a retainer as this would look austere in the surroundings. They were also keen to incorporate soft naturalistic style planting into the garden.

The design solution developed by Bel created tiered planting areas which wrapped around the new seating area and did away with the original steps and grassed bank. The geometric shapes tied into the contemporary feel and allowed steps to be incorporated into the terracing so hey were so obvious when viewed from the house.

The original planting require a full overhaul, removing overgrown shrubs and perennials and using a new fresh palette of soft naturalistic planting using perennials, grasses and loose looking shrubs. The planting will provide year-round interest and colour in shades of green, plum, cobalt blue with flashes of red poppies as requested by the client.

Before Transformation

Completed in Spring 2021 this garden is one to watch, as i develops and softens as the planting fills out. The clients are very happy with the results...

"Bel has been a pleasure to work with and we would definitely recommend. In summary, she is creative, thorough, knowledgeable and very professional. We have been impressed with her design ideas and plans, through to the planting scheme and delivery service - and we are delighted with the result! The garden has been transformed and we can't wait to start entertaining our friends and to enjoy our beautiful new outside space over the coming months - bring on the sunshine!"

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We are absolutely delighted with our beautiful new garden designed and installed by Bel! We had an unusually shaped garden which we didn't have the knowledge to handle, but at the same time had quite specific ideas of what we liked and disliked. Bel listened to our ideas and the challenge didn't phase her at all! The preparation of the the soil by her team, and the planting of the garden by Bel herself over three days couldn't have gone smoother. We would highly recommend Bel in terms of her expertise, conscientiousness and friendly, easy going personality and we can't stop looking at our amazing new garden!

Mrs Prist, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

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"Bel is brilliant. Easy to work with. Lots of ideas and plans but great at listening and quickly tapping into what you like, want and need. She has bags of style with a healthy dose of practicality and is 100% reliable. Totally recommend."

Mrs Munden - Thrussington, Leicestershire

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"Bel delivered professional advice in a friendly way after she had established what her clients wished to achieve. All in all - it has been a pleasure to work with her"

Mrs Harrison - Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire

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"If you are looking for advice on your garden or a new designs then look no further than Bel Grierson. We have used her on several aspects of our garden to lower the maintenance and update the planting with spectacular results. Bel is easy to work with and is totally in tune with all our requirements."

Mr Stapleton - Rothley, Leicestershire

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"Bel has delivered a delightful garden with a design that has transformed a shallow plot surrounded by fences, into a garden full of interest. Bel listened carefully to our concerns and gave her total attention to each step of the way."

Mr & Mrs Bayley - Loughborough, Leicestershire

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"Our 20 year old garden was looking tired and boring. No colour and a mishmash of plants that were past their sell-by date. We had no idea what to do to rescue the situation as we knew very little about what plants would do well. Then we found Bel. Our garden is transformed; beautiful colour that just keeps coming all through the year, easy maintenance and a joy to sit and look at with an appropriate glass in one hand. Bel interpreted our thoughts perfectly and has produced an extraordinary result. She is patient with non-gardeners, knowledgeable and highly professional. Not afraid to get her hands dirty and endlessly helpful. I simply cannot recommend her too highly."

Mr & Mrs Benussi - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire

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"Bel redesigned and planted our garden this summer. It has transformed it from dark and dingy to a fresh open space. Bel is a pleasure to work with, friendly and helpful, full of ideas and always ready to listen to what you want and find the best way of delivering it. Recommended!"

Mr Goodman - Loughborough, Leicestershire

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"Bel provided good advice and warm, friendly and professional support at all stages of our garden transformation. Her knowledge about plants and her design ideas gave us confidence from the outset. We are delighted with the result, and now look forward to enjoying our new garden in the months and years to come."

Mr Corner - Rearsby, Leicestershire

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"Bel has recently redesigned a large area in my garden which was previously a 'wilderness'. I was very pleased with the design that she came up with - it was clear that she had paid attention to what I had said I wanted and understood my style. Great communication throughout the process and now that the planting is finished I am looking forward to next spring and watching it develop."

Mrs Phillips - Ratby, Leicestershire

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Thank you very much Bel for your design to renovate our back garden. It’s been great to work with you, we really appreciated spending time with you to hear your ideas and develop those with you for a new vision for our garden. We love the pond and wild at the back of the garden and the new plants you’ve sourced have all settled in very well and we are excited to see how they will grow!

Mr & Mrs Adshead, Loughborough

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