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Sep 3, 2019
4 min

New Course: Forging Ahead with Garden Design at RHS Garden Harlow Carr

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...

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Update on Art Deco Garden, Headingley, Leeds

Cheri LaMay

Nov 27, 2018
2 min

Update on Art Deco Garden, Headingley, Leeds

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

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Focus on a Sloping Country Garden near Harrogate: Example Design by Earthworks Garden Design

Cheri LaMay

Nov 26, 2018
4 min

Focus on a Sloping Country Garden near Harrogate: Example Design by Earthworks Garden Design

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...

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Focus on a Town Garden in Harrogate: Example Design by Earthworks Garden Design

Cheri LaMay

Nov 26, 2018
2 min

Focus on a Town Garden in Harrogate: Example Design by Earthworks Garden Design

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...

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Cheri LaMay

Nov 26, 2018
5 min

Focus on Garden Design Drawings

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

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Focus on a Hillside Garden near Sowerby Bridge: Example Design by Earthworks Garden Design

Cheri LaMay

Nov 23, 2018
3 min

Focus on a Hillside Garden near Sowerby Bridge: Example Design by Earthworks Garden Design

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

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Trees for Small Gardens: Amelanchier lamarckii

Cheri LaMay

Dec 7, 2017
4 min

Trees for Small Gardens: Amelanchier lamarckii

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Designing a Site Responsive Garden in an Urban Area

Cheri LaMay

Sep 18, 2016
10 min

Designing a Site Responsive Garden in an Urban Area

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...

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New Garden Design Course at RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Cheri LaMay

Dec 10, 2015
3 min

New Garden Design Course at RHS Garden Harlow Carr

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

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Cheri LaMay

Nov 10, 2014
5 min

Relocating Wildlife Ponds

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

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