This long narrow garden in Shepshed, Leicestershire, belongs to Bel! The adjoining garden to an Edwardian house, Bel has developed the space to compliment the fine features of this Arts and Crafts property. Flanked by neatly clipped Privet hedges, the garden has a formal layout with the abundant planting you would expect from a plantswoman and garden designer. New landscaping was installed in 2018 and there will be further paved areas and pathways in the next few years...
Sandstone paving supplied by Ced Stone in shades of 'green' and 'beige' combined beautifully to give a traditional look with a modern twist. The feature sun terrace spans the width of the south facing garden with 'Arts and Crafts' inspired decorative benches positioned to catch the early morning and evening sunshine.
To create rooms within the garden, Bel sectioned off areas using hedges and living walls, each area defined by areas of sandstone setts laid within the pathways in a contrasting colour positioned at the transition points between each area. A large family sized patio was installed with wrap - around planting, a new lawn laid with sandstone sett edging along with the sun terrace created. Find out more about the Garden Design Process.
A beautiful bespoke oak gate was commissioned by Bel from her contact Chris Lucas, to separate the kitchen garden from the rest of the space. Not wishing to plant large trees in the garden, Bel has trained espalier and fan shaped fruit trees supported by bespoke frames supplied by Harrod Horticultural, which act as living walls between the garden rooms.
A new cedar greenhouse was installed in 2018 supplied by Woodpecker Joinery providing a beautiful and functional feature within the garden.
Having been involved in the horticultural world for 20 years, Bel has amassed a huge collection of garden plants which she combines in her abundant planted borders, providing colour and interest throughout the seasons. Find out more about the Planting Design Process.
The garden is still evolving and will see further development and landscaping over the next couple of years once the property is extended. See more of Bel's own garden on Instagram @ belgrierson_gardendesign and Facebook @belgriersondesign
To create rooms within the garden, Bel sectioned off areas using hedges and living walls, each area defined by areas of sandstone setts laid within the pathways in a contrasting colour positioned at the transition points between each area. A large family sized patio was installed with wrap - around planting, a new lawn laid with sandstone sett edging along with the sun terrace created. Find out more about the Garden Design Process.
A beautiful bespoke oak gate was commissioned by Bel from her contact Chris Lucas, to separate the kitchen garden from the rest of the space. Not wishing to plant large trees in the garden, Bel has trained espalier and fan shaped fruit trees supported by bespoke frames supplied by Harrod Horticultural, which act as living walls between the garden rooms.
A new cedar greenhouse was installed in 2018 supplied by Woodpecker Joinery providing a beautiful and functional feature within the garden.
Having been involved in the horticultural world for 20 years, Bel has amassed a huge collection of garden plants which she combines in her abundant planted borders, providing colour and interest throughout the seasons. Find out more about the Planting Design Process.
The garden is still evolving and will see further development and landscaping over the next couple of years once the property is extended. See more of Bel's own garden on Instagram @ belgrierson_gardendesign and Facebook @belgriersondesign
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See Bel's articles in the Advice Hub which adviseson budgeting for your Garden Design or Planting Design project
See Bel's articles in the Advice Hub which adviseson budgeting for your Garden Design or Planting Design project
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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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Absolutely delighted with our new garden. Bel’s design carefully incorporated all of our wish list and much much more.
Receiving the designs far exceeding our expectations and her subsequent coordination with her recommended landscapers made the project go without a hitch allowing us to work full time throughout, returning home to a little more transformation each day!
Her planting scheme was the cherry on the top. It's beautiful and we couldn't be happier with it. Eight weeks post planting the garden is thriving and we're really enjoying pottering around tending to it as per Bel's comprehensive maintenance instructions.
We couldn't be more delighted - thank you.
Receiving the designs far exceeding our expectations and her subsequent coordination with her recommended landscapers made the project go without a hitch allowing us to work full time throughout, returning home to a little more transformation each day!
Her planting scheme was the cherry on the top. It's beautiful and we couldn't be happier with it. Eight weeks post planting the garden is thriving and we're really enjoying pottering around tending to it as per Bel's comprehensive maintenance instructions.
We couldn't be more delighted - thank you.
Mrs Fraser - West Leake
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Bel Grierson | Garden Designer & Plantswoman
Postal Address: 11 Garendon Road, Shepshed, LEICS, LE12 9NU Phone Number: 07506 750250 Email address: info@belgrierson.co.uk |
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Bel Grierson Garden Design Limited Registered Address: C/O Chesterton House Accounting Services LLP, 2-3 Rectory Place, Loughborough, LE11 1UW Company Number: 13017102 (England & Wales) VAT Number: 399744816 |
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