06 December 2016
A particularly exciting recent project was the garden for an architect designed contemporary house high up on an exposed site in the Cotswolds near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The clients wanted to create a focus at the end of their long garden, to give them a reason to use this area. There were huge views to the West across farmland, but the location was exposed to the winds. It was agreed to put in a small summerhouse where the clients could...
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02 December 2016
Chameleon Design has had a fantastic year with lots of amazing clients and varied projects, large and small! Many of the schemes started early in the year are now built, and it’s been very rewarding seeing them take shape. Other larger jobs are ongoing and at various stages. Among other projects, we are working on a challenging, steeply sloping garden for a fabulous Huf house in Buckinghamshire; creating a new setting for a fascinating...
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14 September 2016
I've been extremely busy designing lots of beautiful gardens this year, and haven't updated my website for some time, however I'd like to share some photos from an early morning visit to a recently completed garden, where we were just setting out some final plants. The client is delighted with it, and it's lovely to see how well it is establishing! Still awaiting the finishing touches of fine new furniture. The last photo shows what this...
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09 December 2015
Today I'm being interviewed by Zia Allaway of Homes and Gardens magazine - exciting! I was contacted last week by editor Arabella St John Parker, who had seen an image on my website which she loved and wants to focus on in a double page feature called 'Dream Gardens'. This is the image that caught her eye:
You can find out more about this lovely Hampshire country garden here.
Look out for the feature in the April issue of Homes and...
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09 September 2015
About 15 years ago I had the opportunity while working for Stroud District Council, to design a courtyard to tie in with a modern extension being built on the side of the existing traditional building of the Museum in the Park at Stratford Park. It was a challenging site, with existing trees and an irregular shape to resolve; however, I was delighted to have this challenge, as my day job then was not as creative as I would have liked.
My...
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