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Elaine Meakin - Garden Designer / Landscaper
Glastonbury
Somerset, UK

Garden design consultancy and planning, supervision of construction, planting and garden aftercare services, in Glastonbury and surrounding areas of Somerset and the West Country.

Please e-mail me or telephone to arrange a consultation (see contact page). I can explain my working process and answer any queries relating to your own project and the costs involved. We can arrange a consultation visit which may satisfy your needs, or if you need further help and if plans are required, I can send you a subsequent quote.

 

  


Examples of Four Gardens

I have selected four very different gardens to highlight my work. These are:

  • A contemporary courtyard garden attached to a converted barn.
  • A large country garden with a water garden, including two pools connected by a stream, set within an undulating landscape.
  • A terrace and deck with an infinity pool and cascade for a steeply sloping garden
  • A new building surrounded by uninspiring bare soil left by builders, which was transformed by an arts and crafts pallette. This design includes mosaics, a living willow arch, and a specially commissioned metal arbour.

Although the above gardens are so varied and present very different challenges, the final result is a strong and balanced structual layout and a rich contrast in building materials. The planting acts as a softening device bringing additional contrast in colour, form and texture. High performance plants have priority in these schemes. Once completed these gardens look very comfortable in their surroundings, as if they have been there forever!

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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