Author: Tamsin, Secret Garden
Gardening Tips: Bamboo Removal
16 October 2025
Phyllostachys aurea (Golden bamboo) is known for its vibrant yellow stems and rapid growth. It’s a clump forming bamboo, which means it spreads out quickly ...
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Quick Garden Refresh
16 October 2025
Upon arrival this space was covered in artificial turf, which had seen better days; with some tired shrubs around the edge. We removed the turf ...
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Preparing Gunnera for the Winter
13 October 2025
Now that we are in mid October, and the temperature is getting colder, it’s time to protect the Gunnera that is planted in this border. ...
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Urban Garden with Porcelain Patio
8 October 2025
We've finished this garden design that we have been landscaping in the Bishopston area of Bristol.
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Artificial Grass Before and After
3 October 2025
Some projects we work on take months, and others just a few days. We altered this small, front garden in the St. Pauls area of ...
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Sunken Garden Driveway and Back Garden Design
3 October 2025
If you are keen to see how this project developed, click here.
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Planting Design in South Bristol
2 October 2025
After our initial consultation with them in their garden, we drew up a planting plan for them to look through. This is was a great ...
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Porcelain Patio with Timber Raised Beds Update
1 October 2025
If you saw our post about this garden last week (click here), you will know that the boys had been laying the new porcelain patio ...
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Driveway with Screening Update
27 September 2025
Since our last post about this project, which you can see here, Jerry has laid the majority of the rumbled charcoal block paving for the ...
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Porcelain Patio with Timber Raised Beds
27 September 2025
Upon arrival into the garden, it looked like a standard, terraced garden for this area of Bristol, with a lawn and borders, and an old ...
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