Top Gardening Trends to Look Out for in 2021
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s how important our gardens are – many of us have been spending a lot more time at home and have learned to appreciate our green spaces so much more. But what does this mean for the gardens of 2021? Here, Compass Garden and Landscape Design, who offer quality […]
What are the Best Trees to Plant in Your Garden?
Now is the time of year to think about planting trees, if you want to give your garden a new look. This is because, over the autumn and winter months, they will need less watering and are more likely to become a beautiful focal point for your garden. But which tree is best for your […]
Five Key Design Functions of a Garden Path
The path is often overlooked as a key design feature of any garden. It shouldn’t be thought of as just a way of getting from one part to another, but as something which can help set the tone and style of the whole space. Compass Garden and Landscape Design provide expert landscape design services in […]
Top Tips on Designing a Garden for All Seasons
Creating a garden which can be enjoyed all year round is a challenge for any keen horticulturist. Every garden has its own unique characteristics – be it size, shape, soil or climate – while every gardener has different tastes too. Compass Garden and Landscape Design have many years of experience in creating gardens which their […]
Which Water Feature is Best for Your Garden?
TV programmes like ‘Ground Force’ and ‘Love Your Garden’, and more recent examples such as ‘Garden Rescue’ and ‘Big Dreams, Small Spaces’ have helped make water features a popular feature in gardens across the UK. Viewers want to see how attractive ponds and fountains could look amongst their own plants and flowers. Compass Garden and […]
Making Trellises and Fences an Integral Part of Your Garden Design
Gardeners shouldn’t just think of fences and trellises as a bland, utilitarian way of separating your neighbour’s property from your own – they can be used in a variety of imaginative ways to brighten up your garden. Here Compass Garden and Landscape Design, experts in garden maintenance and design in Somerset and across the south-west […]
Five Top Tips for a Sustainable Garden Design
Growing awareness of the problems of global warming and climate change means that people are increasingly aware of the need to make their gardens more environmentally friendly. Here Compass Garden and Landscape Design, who also provide a planting consultancy service in Bath, Bristol and across the south-west of England, identify five key areas in which […]
Five Key Features of a Mediterranean-style Garden
If there is one thing that’s predictable about the British weather, is that it is unpredictable. No sooner have we survived three Atlantic storms – Ciara, Dennis and Jorge – then we move into a spell of warm, dry weather more akin to the Mediterranean. Here Compass Garden and Landscape Design, who offer a planting […]
Designing Gardens to Beat Heavy Rain and Floods
Many residents – and their gardens – have only just recovered from the flooding that followed the three Atlantic storms that battered the UK, as February was the wettest month on record for parts of England and Wales. And forecasters say there are likely to be more storms in the years ahead. Botanists are now […]
Five Top Tips on Creating a Wildlife-Friendly Garden
It’s a startling fact that 95% of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been lost since the Second World War, leaving much of our rare flora and fauna struggling to survive. However, there is something we can do. At Compass Landscape and Garden Design, the providers of quality planting design services in Somerset and south-west England, […]