Everyone’s tastes and situations are different so no two gardens are ever planted up the same. Often customers want a garden to have all year round interest, sometimes it’s just concentrating on the summer months, sometimes it’s simply a case of what looks good and can stand a lot of hammer from a football! There […]

I tend to do a lot of gardens in newly built homes.  Its not really surprising as when people move in, once the house has been furnished and decorated, thoughts turn to the outside. Quite often the gardens of new homes all look the same – a succession of bland rectangles of turf with paling […]

On my website I say I like to build small to medium sized gardens. This is true but if I am asked which gardens give me a real buzz, it has to be “the smaller the better”. Utilising a small space to create something that is good to look at and relaxing to be in, […]

These are pictures of a garden I designed in Wakefield last year.  It was built by a local landscaper and then I returned to plant it up. The brief for this garden was to create general interest and entertaining spaces in a garden which had been a simple, open lawn space with a patio that […]

These are pictures of a garden in Rawdon.  Here the main aim was to provide an outdoor play area for two young toddlers as well as a grown-ups dining area. I am not a huge fan of artificial grass in general but as a play surface, it takes some beating.  This is especially the case […]

I went back to a wildlife garden that I designed a while ago to see how it was evolving.  The garden is thriving! The large pond we created is a magnet for all manner of creatures and just as we were chatting to the proud owner of this garden, two of the newest residents flew […]

Front gardens should not be overlooked…the possibilities of developing your front garden are endless. Whether you have a small or large front garden and if it gets the sunshine or not, why not think about making it more practical and usable.   Too often front gardens are ignored as practical spaces because of privacy issues. […]

We have created a good few garden buildings now, which are tailored to suit each garden and your specific needs.  Whether its a potting shed for you, a playhouse for the children, extra storage for gardening equipment and toys, an office so you can work from home and enjoy your garden at the same time […]

  At New Leaf Gardens not only can we create a perfect space for the grown ups we also really enjoy creating exciting play areas for your little ones.  From castles to sand pits we can create and build a bespoke play area for your garden… Here are a few shots of a play area […]

These are photographs of some patios we have installed.  They are here primarily to help me show people examples of stone when I call round rather than have me carrying pieces! – they can get quite heavy.  This lot are all examples of Indian stone which is basically sandstone although, as you can see, it […]