https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal/bulbs-to-extend-the-season-of-your-wildflower-patch monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/10a0c341-eb79-44d4-a2b3-180649db2bb1/DSCF5086forweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/3680a72f-7ca1-4d44-871f-95a1c8eb9b79/DSCF5008forweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Here you can see in bloom; yellow Narcissus ‘Sailboat’, the bluish purple of Anemone blanda, and the nodding heads of snakeshead fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris Photos by Eleanor Goulding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/d4bd6dbb-c21a-4da4-b746-3f3dd247ab31/DSCF5035forweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/757f5e8b-9f0a-4526-9b31-016f723821ae/DSCF5023forweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Photos by Eleanor Goulding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1774612404511-1XUR3SHCZFU03L1MYOV3/IMG_8674.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Photos by Maeve Polkinhorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1774612416238-N8DKQFP72U4NTT2AJD5W/IMG_8682.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/87ba4a5f-3f0a-44c5-b8a9-15731ea91fdb/DSCF4985forweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Appropriate planting for a windy site alongside the river Thames https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/d7f1cca0-962a-4959-802a-f5e4edaedc6b/DSCF4974for+web.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Spring bulbs at Haven; an urban pocket wildflower meadow at Southbank Centre, London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/287c7491-ca92-48e6-88c7-490602da1b74/DSCF5116forweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting bulbs into the wildflower turf: Southbank Centre, London - Make it stand out Photos by Eleanor Goulding https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal/planting-design-for-a-saffron-walden-garden monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/4366b216-4203-4065-a152-0c8bae030846/Untitled-21.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden - Make it stand out Planting design visualisation sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761653240915-SZ0KGOJBTE2KX75P5K10/98LWINST2.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761653260511-QS5RQ0TESK4N6C2A3SXF/Untitled-3.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761653290556-ZEXC9KFIH52W9VSXEV0I/Untitled-5.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761653323588-X35MGG8VPUVJZR839H62/Untitled-4.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/0a8204b2-e82c-4927-88f3-d722a79ebc50/Untitled-6.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden - Make it stand out After - 4 months after planting the borders are already filling out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/23942189-952d-4165-970d-8af5302178e5/Untitled-7.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden - Make it stand out Before - the garden at the time of my initial site visit in March 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b4d66be1-3b89-45b3-a91a-dbbd8bd24848/Untitled-22.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden - Make it stand out Planting plan for the new patio borders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761654588247-RG2SQH8XHDG0L4ZCLG5K/Untitled-8.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761654627073-JHZRX5P2YW1G8Z8AONQG/Untitled-9.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761655518794-ZRO5DY6EHNBT4UD9CQ4R/Untitled-10.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761655531880-ZXYVLTRTC5NXOXR6R2CB/Untitled-11.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761655548286-F3PR4IW5IG5MGIIX00V1/Untitled-12.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761656535082-41GTX2DGZEQ12M2PSGYH/Untitled-13.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden - Before - North-facing border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761656545237-O9Q9CQCZMUHMP1OZCOT5/Untitled-14.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden - After - North-facing border just after planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761656952631-KP8DXN51XUOL7MNO8TP2/Untitled-15.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761656963362-Q83H04TCRTYQOQAUBS2D/Untitled-16.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761657652302-JUNQVW2OS0YFH3O951UA/Untitled-18.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761657677393-V6LNP3P0VTUIVRP9ZYOT/Untitled-19.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761657794034-9C2RDV8Z0YS7M7YTBIUM/Untitled-19.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1761657803310-CCF59IY2GZ3F94GMZH87/Untitled-20.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Planting design for a Saffron Walden garden https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal/naturalistic-family-garden-for-a-mid-century-style-home monthly 0.5 2025-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/4918a6cf-287d-4f84-b799-aeb43b328722/ChaoDC5.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Naturalistic family garden for a mid-century style home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/edb213c0-73a0-4fdd-a335-1db0f5a7f05e/ChaoDC8.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Naturalistic family garden for a mid-century style home - Make it stand out View of the deck with integrated planting bed outside the sunken dining area off the kitchen. Climbers soften the pergola and fence line, such as Wisteria floribunda f. alba ‘Shiro-noda’ and climbing Rosa ‘The Generous Gardener’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/7732a9d5-47e6-46e3-b132-16d2337d4125/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+11.46.05.png Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Naturalistic family garden for a mid-century style home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/98911ea9-f444-4fa0-a3d1-22f357f7818a/ChaoDC10.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Naturalistic family garden for a mid-century style home - Make it stand out View from the deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/209a4c36-467b-4328-b210-b56a1581cd47/chaoplanforweb.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Naturalistic family garden for a mid-century style home - Make it stand out Garden Design Concept - Plan View https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/160ed06f-2ae6-4e65-8717-8cc5f28fe3e6/Swedenbirchessketch1.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Naturalistic family garden for a mid-century style home - Make it stand out July 2024 Sketchbook; taking inspiration from Swedish birches and meadows. I find sketching a useful way of collecting ideas through drawings as a resource for garden design. https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal/softening-a-new-patio-a-planting-design-for-a-country-house-near-saffron-walden monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b437a847-da41-4011-974a-e63d80592f04/Picture+1.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out Moodboard for planting design concept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/6b366c75-8573-448c-ab7b-28ca8450a395/ClanverendfrontborderDC.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out Planting Design Sketch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/7727f3b0-07c9-4912-b5ed-8cda114e8712/Picture+3.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out 5 months after planting the plants are establishing well https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/bb89fc9f-d60d-4924-a1b4-57a1ccb4f857/IMG_5859.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out Close up of the Amelanchier tree in flower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746201019522-RLLYEOQD86TYH201AXE7/Picture+4.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746201031624-806SQJWPNNFNM3QX75KR/Picture+5.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746201522992-AEM86R0NKYON22KJ3WL4/Pic+6.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746201541458-U62A8Q5TK1VNRW7WW16W/Pic+7.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746201556374-UBK8X3MUNLHC7H5ZMVDH/IMG_5854.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b0e2b9ff-8b07-4f2f-97e9-715a27aa02f5/Screenshot+2025-05-02+at+17.07.58.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out Moodboard for planting design concept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746203657407-4UR57PSCXBTHGWDEK05V/IMG_3994.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746203661738-T516TRGO7ODE19QR04FI/IMG_3996.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746203667745-RNTN7JI5GLHEGUEWJ75R/IMG_3329.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/03e36a03-3b6a-4d0f-b1be-476b8f1b8631/IMG_4012.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out The Hydrangeas just after planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/55720600-f854-4535-ac77-028e062b8969/IMG_5877.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out The client’s dog enjoying the new patio with new beds created right up against the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746804924265-UCQMS4NE06G9BWH24JOG/Untitled-12.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746208166208-N65D8ZKGKVXE33CDXYUC/IMG_5842.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746208275905-XINJZHPUO1D7VA54MEYV/IMG_5837.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746208664464-CNYSCYEEGSYOARTSHQIP/IMG_5868.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746208706026-1BZGVZT1JLUX2JFBRL96/Screenshot+2024-04-24+at+08.54.01.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Rosa Félicité-Perpétue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746209083897-RHUWP9VRPAW9XVPFKIYM/IMG_0957.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1746209092051-AULUHZJY2KUPE9H09M0B/IMG_3836.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/822cb2b6-748e-40d6-af8a-9f6b63af0b39/IMG_5884.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out After installation of estate fencing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/660f8bf1-b037-4315-af3e-5e0254b27a2a/IMG_5832.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b54987b8-bd59-4e37-b86d-845816b539ee/PPforjournal.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out Planting plan for the bed in front of the patio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/fe0db6c5-2c18-4976-9cdd-4059f97155b7/IMG_5830+2.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Softening a new patio: a planting design for a country house near Saffron Walden - Make it stand out The beech dome can be seen to the right of the amelanchier https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal/weathering-ecosystems-and-the-beauty-of-natural-oak monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742398777561-MVWN3LMUBVYJVITMYBRI/IMG_5360.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742398790083-4AEKTTXSG3FT8FUV5KLH/IMG_5391.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742399193361-9WU7IZ1ZO991E8H7YJSH/IMG_9515.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742399215149-ZCB7U6OOP7ATR4ZYIBOQ/IMG_5362.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1699950045940-8OOXSWIMDZRDQDJFR74K/5.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden - Make it stand out Teasel seedheads at Haven after its first year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742400533999-BRTA51J4D26UCLCHTNR8/281207ae-26c9-435a-9f1b-e7a7a951297c.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742400560489-OK1KLBCFNO9JMDUOZ5IL/IMG_5383.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742399793804-SSM0DPDVVNP93O5N4GOG/IMG_5381.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1742399816754-16447UZLF3DA07GGZ3LU/IMG_9513.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Weathered oak, the humble teasel and change over time: embracing natural processes in the garden https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/journal/large-wildlife-garden-in-suffolk-construction monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/0d8150d5-470d-4c53-b23e-75a542989209/IMG_4301.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion - Make it stand out Curves form the basis of the design giving the garden an encompassing and welcoming feel. This photo was taken shortly after planting and before the lawn turf was laid. __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/c18638fc-3ab1-429b-bcb2-ad6fdb95f17e/IMG_4237.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1733336430853-86PDZHCJSF2N2KV5AFLA/Pond1.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1733338013646-R93FXXZVWE4PJFLSUEM4/IMG_3977.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1733338213247-71LYM1FM1TV17LU3RMTX/IMG_4138.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - 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Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion - Make it stand out Laying the wildflower turf in late October 2024. __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/338aacc9-bb61-4d8e-8d8d-5c51b83278ed/WoodlandhouseMasterplanOct25Flowres.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion - Make it stand out The full garden plan, with wildflower meadow-lawn and wildlife pond in the central area. __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/cf4289f2-89c7-4eee-bde0-92adf7014ce1/33666b9d-180e-422d-b445-e54a47e55cb8.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Large wildlife garden in Suffolk: construction is nearing completion - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1733336299736-EE83K95IRHAHK1VZFSOD/rymertree.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - 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Making a small wildlife pond in your garden - Make it stand out Stage 1 – digging finished. __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/a5b13938-ef26-4dbe-a5a2-9137e44878f9/IMG_1882.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Making a small wildlife pond in your garden - Make it stand out The protective fleece went down first __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/58576899-85fa-458e-9f97-827e5972fb27/IMG_1887.jpg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Making a small wildlife pond in your garden - Make it stand out Filling the pond with rain water collected in our water butts. __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/9316286b-1e09-412b-a6f8-a5fa3490804c/a5be8878-887c-4f15-85c6-0b02ca5acd4e.JPG Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - Making a small wildlife pond in your garden - Make it stand out Sand caused cloudy pond water, temporarily! __ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1728923953909-ZMN4QOVDXW6ANZY38D7C/IMG_3100.jpeg Cambridgeshire garden designer's journal - 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Suburban garden The garden before works began. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1d5f1dbf-3460-40ee-be11-ca81232e300c/IMG_3135.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Suburban garden Rosa 'Desdemona' for scent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b4c7d0ff-a20f-4573-af26-52ce71643eb5/IMG_3813.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Suburban garden After planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/f234e71f-a41d-4094-bf63-9e5d6d897eec/IMG_1091.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Suburban garden Establishing texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/93f3742b-04e1-40d9-9209-6b54e49fd361/IMG_7111.jpeg Garden and Landscapes - Suburban garden One year after planting textures have established. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/4e25e958-8b49-4b9e-8712-1bd18c2ad9be/56669F9B-DA3F-4FE7-8DBC-6EA0B28E3EE1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1a51da24-7504-4c9a-b8e6-415d4d404df0/IMG_1103.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/f601d92e-682b-4b27-934e-4e124a94570d/IMG_1796+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/cb9b6581-2f8c-4016-a4a5-3160eae2cba6/E11terrace2drwg2.jpg https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/gardens-and-landscapes/office-garden-design-hertfordshire monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/178e0318-67c0-4a52-92f4-e00fe378317f/IMG_2888.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Planting detail with Stipa tenuissima and Erigeron karvinskianus and Verbena bonariensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/803f7687-cfd0-46b4-8064-6437b8439922/BEFORE-2.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden The garden before redesign and planting began. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/50c1d03d-394b-4c96-8c29-c17de58a30f5/IMG_1668.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Plants positioned in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/3a02af38-3ddf-4d8b-9abe-d55b1d2f810f/IMG_0063.jpeg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/d46b3145-b468-489e-94aa-dce04f760ae1/IMG_2876.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Planting details planted into narrow border on brick wall with Erigeron karvinskianus, Euphorbia myrsinites and Dianthus carthusianorum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/f71d5f43-7b66-4c12-a85e-9cb63ab3bb48/BEFORE.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Shrubs had outgrown the borders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1675861676064-L0WCTIE9KJELN7FG4ZYK/IMG_2106.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Echinacea purpurea and Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/636fe1bb-ebc2-4b88-bfe1-eeaf1cd395bf/PHOTO-2024-06-07-20-33-09.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden AFTER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1675860224890-CR5P2GRZ7RPBRINR8H0W/IMG_2111.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Colour and interest re-established https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/dce79318-f07f-450a-b979-90041c2cfab5/IMG_2112.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1cb23b6c-3992-4257-90f1-2e074c5ea069/IMG_2930.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden The plants are beginning to establish themselves a few months after planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/108ef35b-0438-475f-9078-6d2ff27d9cc5/PHOTO-2024-06-07-20-33-09.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Office garden Two years after planting, June 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/108ef35b-0438-475f-9078-6d2ff27d9cc5/PHOTO-2024-06-07-20-33-09.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/bbd3c0fb-7eb6-4ea6-b932-21c75cc128a6/IMG_2924%2B2.jpeg https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/gardens-and-landscapes/meadow-gardens monthly 0.5 2024-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/a0d4d52a-2284-4e3a-a5e6-a7f6015059e0/357A5025.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/ba95dfae-0597-4a4f-ba58-a0b90427f011/IMG_9514.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens Laying turf with spring-flowering bulbs beneath for extended colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1707753801246-I1Q4GC8C8CWOGO1SWR1W/IMG_6101.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/56df838a-ab7c-4276-9a41-34d31be2b57a/IMG_7203.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1707754072697-RYGAM15CA8AORS4TWQK0/IMG_9125.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/5c7d9e93-6aeb-4709-b0dc-23a926e16763/IMG_3045-2.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens The new wildflower 'lawn' in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/9bd54af0-ef0d-412e-9a91-c20f3b774e35/IMG_2968.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens Autumn 2022: taking up the existing lawn to prepare for the meadow turf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/7ea30a31-c317-4ea2-be12-752b7d31eb3d/IMG_5820.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/829b8930-65ff-4d79-bea7-f7cadefd53f7/IMG_1281.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens The meadow border six months after laying the turf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/c9cd0c45-9289-4fc5-8232-d0ed4bb7c6fa/Crocuses+at+baileyhs.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b0c6b0f9-bf4b-4b08-8ebd-bc55f320cb6f/IMG_5827.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/9b39551d-5847-474b-a861-7779ad8b3fce/IMG_6671.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/807538e5-935e-412d-8c8a-d5bbc5b8fd3f/IMG_3042.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens Teamwork with gardener Lucy Smith: having just laid the wildflower turf it is ready to bed in over winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/ce65ec1b-3fab-474a-8be8-681f834f9a17/IMG_3038.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens With the area cleared, bulbs can be scattered and the wildflower meadow turf laid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/33a7f2bb-f7e3-4a98-abfc-e8dd29a9b541/IMG_9516-2.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Meadow gardens January 2022: laying wildflower meadow turf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/6e67962e-03e9-4ddd-b0b6-0b1c8bd95918/IMG_1277.jpg Garden and Landscapes - 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Meadow gardens https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/gardens-and-landscapes/haven monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/6cb31c12-0926-41af-a32e-51ab237da521/Haven2.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven A view over the meadow roof garden at Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank, London. It is summer and the meadow is in bloom with foxgloves, daisies and achillea. The Thames is in the background, lit by sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/e2e166ce-d9de-45c1-92d5-11af787cdf44/357A5016.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/2ce014d4-e641-49ff-86b4-84f5cc0a4ddc/357A4945.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven From above, looking down onto the meadow roof garden at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, central London, An urban meadow with british native plants including clover, daisy, foxgloves, achillea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/36077f7a-25b2-4597-83fe-4064e89b8e24/Haven5.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven Detail of the roof garden meadow at Queen Elizabeth Hall, central London. Foxgloves, achillea, daisy, clover, yellow rattle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1699950045940-8OOXSWIMDZRDQDJFR74K/5.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven Late season at Haven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/1707835338283-MNV4ZRP4PFWCFJV1016G/Haven1.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven The entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, part of London's Southbank Centre. On the left, the external concrete, spiral staircase painted in yellow, leading to the roof garden. Part of this is an urban meadow garden inset beside the building's roof terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/bd6353a6-57d1-4b11-8192-87a2b1be0418/357A4994.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/08c37be1-de54-4ead-b48c-675e6b6bfa93/Haven3.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven A bespoke 'seed pod' structure carved in oak, created for birds and insects to shelter and nest in. Surrounded by native British meadow plants – part of the wildlife meadow garden on the roof space of Queen Elizabeth Hall, southbank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/a316d74a-a384-4c2f-9151-65288cc8ee54/357A5004.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/a0d4d52a-2284-4e3a-a5e6-a7f6015059e0/357A5025.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven A detail of the concrete structure at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London. The concrete is bordered by the planting of the roof garden, which is a meadow of british native species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/562b18bc-4196-4cad-9af2-fad2b6f8091d/Haven4.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven A carved, oak 'seed pod' - a nesting and gathering place for birds and insects within the meadow roof garden at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, central London. Creating space for nature in an urban setting. Clover, achillea, foxglove and other native meadow plants surround the structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/f36274f3-5690-40ff-9389-5ccc7150f1a8/Haven7.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Haven Detail of the roof garden meadow at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. An urban pocket of meadow to create space for wildlife with native British plant species. https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/gardens-and-landscapes/suffolk-wildlife-garden monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/9adf7a60-ef9f-4e11-9d74-fd7f0112bb94/IMG_7385+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b974d2d1-ad49-40f8-a01e-92f81a306f3b/Screenshot+2025-08-07+at+16.19.55.png Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/a8a6506d-0b40-41f7-90b9-2efb540b2fa2/IMG_7364+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/cf4289f2-89c7-4eee-bde0-92adf7014ce1/33666b9d-180e-422d-b445-e54a47e55cb8.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/b169c809-6a7f-43aa-be8f-c1ca1701c7cb/112d7fb5-23f1-4ca2-a34c-5f224d2e2c1a.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/39a32fbb-169e-426b-b534-22b03c68e032/IMG_7326+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/76e1ca1c-125e-40b8-bbda-289f1415f9e6/253a000e-4894-4f5f-858e-818926a8cc27.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/8c47f5f5-9fcf-4227-8970-bbf7862bd9a1/IMG_7298+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/0fb0c724-10a0-4c2c-9412-7373bd535bfb/IMG_7307+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/80f5b023-8ba7-4548-ba07-95bdcfb10696/IMG_6572+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/a4e4e1d2-47e1-4675-90ba-9a47cf806473/IMG_7304+copy.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Wildlife Garden in Suffolk with a large puddled clay pond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/0353b738-b7d5-4513-b77e-9be9169c604e/Screenshot+2025-11-19+at+11.35.10.png https://www.maevepolkinhorn.com/gardens-and-landscapes/drought-tolerant-border-cambridgeshire monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/3f403c3a-553f-4758-9614-5946bcbb920e/IMG_1686.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Drought tolerant border Detail of planting showing Alchemilla mollis, Penstemon 'Raven, Lavendula angustifolia and Stipa gigantea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63a077e1bfca402975722f52/29c0dd3d-63d8-401a-9cf2-400d7537f74b/IMG_1791.jpg Garden and Landscapes - Drought tolerant border Detail of planting showing Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna', Santolina chamaecyparissus and Echium vulgare