Hambrooks Landscape Design

Traditional gardens usually have a relaxed and informal look and use traditional materials.  Often with a lawn and flowerbeds and although usually soft, curvy and informal can have symmetry, straight and organised lines.

Modern Gardens often have a more purposeful look, using new and exciting materials to create unusual styles and the wow factor.  Architectural planting can be used to enhance the space, rather than fill it.

Small or town gardens are normally of quite compact dimensions, so need to use space skilfully, to provide the maximum usable space.  They can be of almost any style, but usually contain a good proportion of hard surfaces and plants that do not get too large.

Large or country gardens almost always have a large proportion of sweeping lawns and flowerbeds.  Focal points and viewing vantage points make the most of large spaces, which benefit from the potential to allow shrubs and trees to grow uninhibited and achieve their natural shape and elegance.

Courtyard gardens can rang from tiny areas up to modest sized spaces and by their nature contain a high proportion of hard surfaces.  Traditional or modern styles can be employed while still retaining a courtyard feel.  Striking plants are carefully positioned but are used sparingly

Sloping gardens can vary from flat terraced areas, to planting at the original levels, or most successfully, a combination of the two.   Small or steep slopes usually need some areas retaining in order to be usable, but larger slopes give greater scope for variation within the design.

Water brings any garden to life, especially if it is moving.  Larger gardens lend themselves to elegant ponds or streams, while smaller gardens are usually better suited to one of a huge rang of water features, which also benefit from being child friendly.

To reduce maintenance and give more time to enjoy a garden, automatic irrigation is the answer.  Plants receive the optimum amount of water, which keeps them healthy and no water is wasted, which is environmentally friendly.   Garden lighting enhances the appearance of any garden and extends it’s use to any time of day or night.