Hal Forbes Adam

Garden Design + Landscape Architecture

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View fullsize The rusty bronze foliage of the Carex testacea is starting to turn to its zesty summer green in Northern Ireland. The other plants are emerging through the grass the season unfolds, and a succession of colours and forms will come and go in swathes up
View fullsize New woodland planting getting going, growing underneath a giant weeping wild cheery tree. A mix of native and non-native species growing in green-waste compost with a bark chip mulch to retain moisture during the establishment phase. Evergreen Vibern
View fullsize A nice photo from a client of a garden up in Yorkshire in its first season. The main lawn is flanked by planting beds, each containing a row of crabapples, the first pair of which are flowering now and then the next pair will start and the third pair
View fullsize Orange Tulip ‘Ballerina’ with purple Tulip ‘Passionale’ and bluebells. Both of these Tulips seems to be quite reliably perennial here. @bostonbulbs #garden #gardendesign #gardenideas #gardeninspo #landscape #landscapedesign
View fullsize One of our projects in North Yorkshire is almost complete, just in time for Spring. The buds on the Magnolia tree are ripening up nicely, preparing for their moment in the limelight. The main lawn is flanked by two arms of planting which stretch ou
View fullsize A big thank you to House & Garden for including us on The List @thelistbyhouseandgarden. The List is House & Garden’s ‘’indispensable guide for anybody wanting work done to their home’’, and we are delighted to
View fullsize Garden Design & Landscape Architecture Studio. We create highly immersive and atmospheric gardens, with ecology, history and architectural context at their heart. The Studio is known for combing generous ecological planting schemes with elega
View fullsize New pond. Love those reflections. In summer the surrounding grassland is full of wildflowers, but when stripped back in autumn/winter the pond will really shines. The last picture shows the same area pre-pond construction. No horrible pond liners wer
View fullsize Lovely to receive a couple of photos from a client, showing the garden still absolutely full of colour into October. Stealing the show in the foreground is the pink Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’. The planting is still in its first year but
View fullsize A recent design concept plan for a medium sized city garden on a gentle slope. Nothing too snazzy, just simple flowing lines and a journey around the space. The proposed trees and planting will do most of the leg work in creating a magical place to b
View fullsize Having a bit of fun with the lawnmower, making little quadrants of wildflowers - inviting closer inspection! #garden #gardendesign #gardenideas #gardeninspo #landscape #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #planting #paving #patio #pavingdesign #n
View fullsize A designed ‘meadow-style’ planting in a North London garden. Very soon a riot of blue globe thistles will join the throng, then asters and more frothy grasses as it moves into late summer / autumn. #garden #gardendesign #gardenideas #ga
View fullsize Not your average front garden but I am really happy with how this has turned out. The planting needs another season to really get established but the paving looks great and the pebble bands are inspired by the local vernacular, where pebble ‘co
View fullsize A few more from the walled garden in Northern Ireland #garden #gardendesign #gardenideas #gardeninspo #landscape #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #planting #paving #patio #pavingdesign #nature #flowers #plants
View fullsize Swipe to see the same view ‘before’. Now in its first year since the big revamp. We planted small because of the sheer extent of the new planting, so it will take a couple of years to fill out. As well as large flowing beds, we have intro
View fullsize Wildflower lawn when it hasn’t been mown for a week or so. Full of clover and other little wildflowers like buttercups and ragged robin. Much of our native insect life depends on native plants - often it’s the foliage not the flowers whic