Come and meet us: Monday 26 January. 7pm-9pm. Primrose Hill Books The High-Heeled Gardener Local author and artist: Debbie Bourne and Debo Jackson Brown “To brighten the dull days of January, come and meet a hilarious couple of creative Transitioners … Continue reading
Happy Horticultural New Year everyone! As you all know, us folk at Of Butterflies and Bees remain dedicated to designing and maintaining edible, as well as wildlife friendly, landscapes for you. We know that growing annual veg can be time … Continue reading
Rather than work quietening down for us in the winter months allowing us to go into a cozy hibernation with our friendly wildlife, we have had several new design briefs this month. First up, within a major re-design of a … Continue reading
As all trained garden designers know, at least one third to one half of any garden design should comprise of shrubs or small trees, to allow for that all important Winter structure when the herbaceous perennials die back for their … Continue reading
Just announced, our design for the grounds at St Pauls CE Primary school NW3, has won a gold award in Camden in Bloom for the best Biodiversity garden. The school has also been given the accolade of being the second … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting design connundrum. Take two new clients each with a different take on what they want from their garden and what do you get? Answer, a lovely garden, half of it designed to look very formal, with clipped … Continue reading
Gosh is it July already? We were so busy during June that we didn’t even get a spare mo to write a post. Lot’s of inspiring new clients and varied projects to report upon from wonderful secret garden in Primrose … Continue reading
April was such a busy month for us that we didn’t even have time to write up any of our news. So, where to start… We have taken on some wonderful new projects. We are loving the Edible landscaping brief … Continue reading
We have taken on lots of really exciting projects this month. We love the brief from our new Tufnell Park client to create a magical garden for their little boy. Amongst the landscape elements in our design (from hibernaculum and … Continue reading
It’s that time of year when it’s all about improving the soil. In horticultural terms, soil is everything. By getting the soil right, creating nutrient rich soil filled with well rotted manure, organic matter, homemade compost, or spent mushroom compost; … Continue reading
The start of February sees us busily bee-vering away on eleven really exciting projects – and this is meant to be the dormant season! From a client brief to create year-round scented planters for a school entrance, to creating a … Continue reading
We have started the year by taking on three very exciting new projects. Firstly, a wonderful large garden in the Islington area. The challenge is a classic one – the garden is very long and thin. To break this up, … Continue reading
We have been commissioned to design and create a wonderful new space outside the Kentish Town Health Centre. Called the ‘Well-beeinng garden,’ our concept will turn the over-grown area into a abundant, beautiful and beneficial space filled with plants and … Continue reading
In tandem with our local Transition groups in Belsize and Kentish Town, we are developing our very own beer: Belsize beer, Kentish town keg, and Hampstead Heath hop. Our bit is to advise how to grow the hops! We are … Continue reading
Just putting the finishing touches on the design of a very small but lovely back garden in Islington. The brief is to stick to a year round colour palette of purple and white – hues thereof. Thank goodness for Anemone … Continue reading
We have been busy, alongside Transition Belsize and Kentish Town, the last few weekends taking our apple press around to lots of local schools and events. We particularly enjoyed the event at the local forest/Montessori school in Camden whose grounds … Continue reading
We have been asked to come up with a design for a local NHS healthcare centre. The brief is to incorporate shrubs and plants which apart from looking beautiful, can be also used to create tinctures and herbal remedies – … Continue reading
We have been busy this week ordering thousand of wonderful, beneficial bulbs and plug plants on behalf of our clients to create that first flush of Woodland Spring… The wood is where flowers start their year. They have to get … Continue reading
Come and meet us on Saturday 28/9 at the annual Transition Belsize green fair. Kids, come and help us create a willow butterfly tree which we will fill with lots of lovely fluttering butterfly messages. Time: Midday to 4pm. Haverstock … Continue reading
As we approach the end of September it’s the last chance to be thinking about sowing any lawn seed before the Winter sets in. But why lay just a traditional grass lawn? We are urging all of our clients to … Continue reading