It has been quite a summer! I had been making our garden at our new home in Leeds (digging hell for leather in fact), but in January that all came to a stand...

Once a garden is designed and the hard landscape is constructed, the soil is carefully prepared for planting and the plants are planted. This is the most exc...

In 2008 I worked with Harrogate resident Ian to design the garden around his town house. I was so pleased when Ian contacted me again in 2015 to say that he ...

I was approached last year by a family in Harrogate who were happy in their Victorian townhouse, but who felt like their garden left a lot to be desired! The...

When engaging a garden designer you should look for someone with a deep understanding of what is required to deliver a garden that is beautiful all year, res...

Below you can see the Concept Plan for a hillside garden near Sowerby Bridge. The garden and house overlook a beautiful landscape of rolling, and sometimes r...

The ever popular Amelanchier lamarckii, also called juneberry and snowy mespilus, is what I call a “grafter” because through much of the year it earns its pl...

View of our new garden from an upstairs window. Image copyright Cheri LaMay 2016. If you have seen my website you will know that I have been designing garden...

I am delighted to have been invited by the Royal Horticultural Society to deliver a six day course for those interested in garden design at RHS Garden Harlow...

Water lilies float on a beautiful garden pond. Image copyright Cheri LaMay 2013 One surprisingly common request that I get as a garden designer is that a des...