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The chamomile lawn

Posted by Tiggy Salt on May 8th, 2007

The chamomile lawnIt’s the final week before we go on site, so plenty of last minute preparations, including a trip to the fantastic Jekka’s Herb Farm to get our first look at the chamomile lawn…

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Client’s brief for the RHS

Posted by Tiggy Salt on May 6th, 2007

I thought you might like to read the Client’s Brief which we submitted to the RHS. I hope it gives you an idea about the final decisions we have made and show how the garden has developed from its initial concept.

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The mosaic starts to wag its tail

Posted by Tiggy Salt on April 30th, 2007

Carola Bell hard at work on the mosaic pathThis week Alfie was packed off on his summer holidays, we met with brilliant colour specialist Epoh Beech, made progress on the wolf suit, and caught up with the talented Carola Bell, who is building the mosiac path.

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Garden plan revisited

Posted by Tiggy Salt on April 25th, 2007

There’ve been loads of changes in the garden since the plan was first illustrated, so here’s a new impression of how ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ will look come Chelsea next month, including the gorgeous moon boat and the monster-tail path!

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Monsters in the family

Posted by Tiggy Salt on April 23rd, 2007

This week, I’ve been reading about Maurice Sendak’s inspiration for the Wild Things - and also visiting some of the plants for the garden at their nursery in Norfolk.

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