Construction Work South end of a freshly planted 'woodland' garden. Natural loose bedded path laid to allow moss and perennial growth between the slabs. In this garden, the paths also act as a visual guide to lead the eye on ahead: in this case up to the upper gardens nearer the house, created over three terraces. It is always the attention to detail that will help a garden 'succeed'. Here we create a small 8m by 4m intimate terrace using coastal stone arranged on a mortar bed. You can never cheat when planting as the roots need soil. Occasionally this is harder than usual to provide. Here, specialist explosive contractors fissure bed rock to enable us to remove it in advance of our landscaping. Washingtonia robusta's find a new home in a seaside villa. With trunks of 6m, these established specimens instantly transform the landscape. Tightly planted mixed plantations add interest and architectural form to an otherwise featureless entrance drive. A recently planted courtyard garden is filled with soft and 'friendly' plants. One of our specialities: Old Phoenix canariensis specimens with trunk lengths of 400/450 cms are lifted into their allocated positions at the start of a landscaping project.