***Edit*** We are preparing to plant the forest garden in the coming days after many hold ups on site. Progress pics to follow very soon… *** Things are beginning to take shape in the community food garden over at the Avery hill campus of the University of Greenwich. The raised beds have been in place...
The new garden at Dart Marina is all but finished with the exception of a few finishing touches. So far feedback has been extremely positive. The garden looks gratifyingly close to the original vision, and when the planting gets going it cannot fail to impress! Having struggled to find a suitable name for this space that...
We were recently asked to put together a concept package for the public square and surrounding landscape associated with Phoenix Community Housing Associations new community headquarters. The building has been designed by Black Architecture to high environmental standards and will feature a community hub and cafe on the ground floor with office space above. The...
Work is continuing apace at Spitalfields City Farm community garden in London, with the construction of the decked walkway made from reused scaffold planks. The walkway and seating area will soon be graced with a roundwood shelter complete with rainwater harvesting that overflows into a swale system. Attention has recently been turned to the forest garden area...
The Dart Marina project is well and truly underway, soon to create an enticing green space that will connect the hotel to the River Dart Marina. The terraces and main lawn are already taking shape, with the decked walkway scheduled to follow shortly. The green oak sleeper walls are starting to give a real solidity...
Roundfield have been invited to design and implement the first two phases of an exciting community garden project at the Avery Hill Campus of the University of Greenwich. The first phase is to include extensive allotment style planting beds, a community composting area, a covered seating area, a coppice shelterbelt, and the initial structure planting...
We’re excited to announce our new blog that is dedicated to the exploration of public edible landscapes. It is a collaboration between us and author and urban foraging expert Dave Hamilton. It’s still in it’s infancy but please do go and have a look and let us know what you think. www.streetforage.co.uk
Roundfield have secured planning permission on behalf of Dart Marina Hotel & Spa to construct a new garden in a prime location between the entrance and the Marina, adjacent to the River Dart. The Hotel recently underwent a refurbishment to the restaurant, which was completed by architects Kay Elliott in early 2012. This provided the catalyst to...
The brief for this garden was simple, to grow as much food as possible whilst attracting wildlife and providing space for evening entertaining. Our clients are completely renovating their house and the garden is currently being used as a temporary builders yard and once it’s cleared will be a blank canvas for them to work...
The existing garden is largely retained within a raised concrete slope with some overgrown shrubs and three fruit trees around the perimeter, which are to be kept. The concrete steps up abruptly from the back door so a key aim was to break this out and create a more graded access into a revitalised garden...
Work begins on site on the spiralfields project based at Spitalfields City Farm in Tower Hamlets. Volunteers from the nearby Osmani Centre came along to help out: Jim and Theresa finishing the first raised bed: The amazing Bottle Gourds (Kuda) growing in the poytunnel:
The Landscape Institute, Garden Museum and Mayor of London launched ‘A High Line for London: Green Infrastructure Ideas Competition for a new London landscape’. Inspired by New York’s High Line, it was judged by a panel of experts including the founders of the High Line, entrants were challenged to put forward innovative concepts that create...
