Samantha Willis Garden Design

Samantha Willis Garden Design

Paved driveway idea in Bicester

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Paved driveway idea in Bicester

Client wanted the broken tarmac removed and paved driveway creating decorative driveway.
The fan paving created the outdoor paving solution addding interest to the garden and and pleasure when you walt to your front door.

The evergreen hedging was added to create delineation and added interst to the garden. Grisellini litorralis and Photinia were the hedging plants.
The hedging was watered with Automated irrigation which is easy to use and install.

Landscaping idea for Front Driveway

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Garden design and landscaping front driveway in Bicester
Removing the broken tarmac and creating a more interesting driveway with fan paving in Bicester

Adding evergreen hedging to frame the garden

Kept existing pebbles to add a pebble garden for added interest

Landscaping patio and garden in Oxfordshire

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Landscaping patio and garden after house extension in Oxfordshire

Mature country garden in Oxfordshire needed a garden design after the house extension changed dimensions.
With new patio doors needed a patio and steps into the garden.

Opportunity to create desired garden with vegetable patch, patio area for family and new planting plan
Existing plants were included where possible you can see the large rosemary was kept by the seating area.
If I don’t have to remove large plants I wont as to purchase mature plants is not cheap and it’s great for the environment to keep exisitng plants if they are healthy.

Lavender path and picket fence with large rosemary leads to the existing patio area to enjoy the evening sun

Garden Design Woodstock

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Garden design in Woodstock

Small Courtyard Garden in Woodstock that had a few shrubs and paving transformed into mini garden sanctuary.

Garden included garden ornaments from a previous garden, the mushrooms and the winter and summer interest with specifc shrubs.

Existing shrubs were kept or replanted where appropriate.

Raised bed at the bottom of the garden was created to sit outside with a cup of tea and enjoy the sunhine.

The mini sentry shed was for garden tools and repotting supplies

Garden design with garden room and pond

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Garden design with garden room and pond

This garden was designed to be dog friendly no more lawn being scuffed up with ball catching.
It was created for the family to enjoy with a pond to attract wildlife to sit on and watch or dangle your hand in.

Raised vegetable beds to keep the dog away from growing produce.

Stepping stones were to enable barefoot walking as gravel is not the most comfortable to walk on.

The garden pod is for enjoying with family or working and hiding from the rain

Garden Design for a New Build

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The Garden was a New Build just lawn on two levels. It was designed to created privacy, a connected garden and enjoyment.
The existing fencing was amended to create a less industrial looking fence blocking the garden view from the house.

We added seating areas to avoiding being overlooked.

The raised beds were created to bring the levels together as the garden was disjointed.

The garden shed provides easy access to your tools at garden level.

This garden was a mixture of shady and sunny areas and we therefore created planting plans to cope with those.

Garden Design New Build

Garden Design and build in Oxfordshire

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Garden design and build in Oxfordshire

This garden was created from a sloping lawn into a family garden.

A level lawn area was created for family games.
A slope was partially kept to enable water games or rolling down
Steps leading up to the lawn and a retaining wall enabled levels to be played with.

Borders were designed and planted with herbs and roses to create the english country garden feel

The patio around the house was created for family meals. The steps into the garden provide a seating area with box hedging framing the garden and providing seclusion.

The Topiary balls prevent the cars parking too close to the front door.

Garden Design and Landscaping Radleigh

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Garden Design and Landscaping for easy access and enjoyment

This garden was a complete make over for someone that really enjoyed their garden but sometimes found mobility difficult.

The front driveway was created to enable easier parking for 2 cars and planting produced to enjoy from the house.

The back garden was created with different seating areas, a lawn for the dog to enjoy and easy access for limited mobility.

Ideas for a Small Town Garden in Bicester

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Small Town Garden in Bicester
Deisgned for shade and easy access with paths around garden
Evergreen plants create all year round interest
Existing Laurel and hedge kept

Tree Planting in Winter

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The benefits of planting trees for gardens

The Benefits

Trees provide benefits to us and the environment. We receive shade from the sun and shelter from the rain and they provide shelter and food for wildlife for birds, mammals, butterflies, moths and insects. They also absorb Co2

Trees for Gardens

There are trees for every garden so explore the right tree for your garden. Ask you’re local nursery for some advice. Here are a few ideas from me:-
The Prunus amanogawa is a small upright cherry perfect for a small garden. Birds can happily come and sit on the branches, you can admire the beautiful pink blossoms and the autumn colour. This tree will not dominate your garden.
Pryus chanticleer is an upright tree with lovely white blossoms in the Spring. Use this tree for a medium sized garden
Amelanchier lamerckii is one of my favourites it has lovely white blossoms, black berries that are unseen but the birds suddenly come in June to eat them and the autumn colour is lovely. For a garden with limited space this is a lovely tree to possess.
The Magnolia x soulangeana is a beautiful tree with it’s saucer shaped large blooms in the Spring but this tree will grow so find a spot that will enable it to come to its full glory

When considering a tree

When thinking about what tree you’d like in your garden consider a few questions, do you want it to keep it’s leave in the winter, attract wildlife with flowers or fruit?

Winter is a good time to plant trees as the decidous ones (lose leaves in winter) can be planted bare root as they are dormant (sort of sleeping). Bare root trees, come with no soil or pot and are literally bare root. So the added advantage is they are cheaper.

Good luck

About

My love for gardening started with my Nan where she nurtured her Cornish garden often rising at 5 to set to before the heat of the summer… MORE

How does it work?

My practice is based in Oxford. I work with small professional teams to develop everything from the tiniest urban hideaway to large country gardens... MORE

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