A rare moment of peace in the perfect haven of a garden brings us renewed harmony with nature

“A rare moment of peace in the perfect haven of a garden brings us renewed harmony with nature”

A little more adventurous, next to a small pond.
A little more adventurous, next to a small pond.

Today as the weather here in the Mid West is again unusually British – it’s ‘Raining Again’ I thought it might be fun to see what happens when you oblige a client and work in the rain..

The destination for the path
The destination for the path

So the  four are indeed ‘Wet’ at first, it’s really counter productive as it takes even longer to clean up the mess created and even longer to return a site to attractive…

Ok your turn !
Ok your turn !

and after a little horticultural magic…this project featured in ‘ A Vision of Britain’

 

After working a little magic !
After working a little magic !

Here’s another one :-

Using a 4in1 bucket on a bobcat
Using a 4in1 bucket on a bobcat

This one required weeks to dry out before we could even start to develop the hard play surface inside the stockade.

This next one was really challenging.. how the builder left the site..

Before
Before

How we left the garden sometime later.

Brick edged, bound gravel wearing surface
Brick edged, bound gravel wearing surface

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Chris Coope

Author: Chris Coope

Born in Great Britain, Chris Dyson-Coope followed his training and passion in the field of horticulture for decades. This path led him to multiple awards for landscape design and many prestigious projects in the United Kingdom and the U.S. Chris has received 19 national awards for projects as varied as city parks, urban regeneration, playgrounds, office parks and streetscapes. He pioneered the use of designer drives in the 1980s utilizing Permacrib to create structural green walls and award-winning green roofs in London. Most recently, Dyson-Coope has nurtured his interest as an educational innovator to produce an Internet radio show (GrowingTrends.com), books on landscaping, and a series of fictional children's books that explore non-fictional themes such as sustainable agriculture, geography, and history. Convinced that the younger generation can (and must) learn from the older generation, as well as blazing new paths toward a sustainable future for a planet in deep distress from climate change and unsustainable practices, Dyson-Coope presents workable solutions in multiple formats, from books to inventions, podcasts and educational media. With several horticultural patents to his credit, the noted horticulturalist looks to the future with hope that the younger generation will grab the "torch" of innovation to develop and maintain a more sustainable world for us all. Dyson-Coope is a member of The Chartered Institute of Horticulture and serves as Director of Children's Sustainable Education for Energime University. Chris lives in Weston, Missouri, with his lovely wife, Cindi.

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