Garden Gallery
Have a browse through some of the gardens designed by Jo Hobbs Garden Design.
Bringing a mediterranean wow factor to a cottage in Kinver
Enlarging and modernising a tired and unusable patio
Spectacular garden design before and after
Breathing new life into a long garden in Bobbington
Stourbridge Urban Courtyard Garden
This courtyard garden design in the Old Quarter in Stourbridge made use of reclaimed materials including bricks and slate paving slabs. I designed around the existing apple tree and the different levels to ensure little material was removed from the garden.
This space needed to be a multi-functional garden, with the option to park a car behind gates, to encourage wildlife, to provide lots of places to sit and relax, in sun and in shade.
Terraced Front Garden Design in Hagley
A large expanse of sloping grass in front of this house in Hagley was an odd shape and awkward to mow. And despite it having a lovely aspect overlooking trees and a wetland area full of bulrushes and wildlife, the space was doing nothing.
My design got rid of all the grass, added a little sitting area, and used corten steel metal edging to retain a number of terraces carved into the slope.
Taking inspiration from the view of the stream, trees and bulrushes; this design seeks to create a low-maintenance but beautiful area of calm with ‘rivers’ of terraced gravel, and metal bulrush sculpture’s. A big corten steel water bowl completes this serene picture.
As the garden is south facing it gets sun all day and can get very hot, so I chose sun-loving plants that can cope with drought. The trees are Juniper ‘Sky Rocket’, there is also lavender, small topiary hebes, grasses such as Carex and Stipa as well as lovely red Pennisetum x advena 'Fireworks’. Continuing the red theme is Sedum ‘Jose Aubergine’ and dotted through are blue and white Agapanthus. A low hedge of Teucrium x lucidrys (Germander) forms a neat boundary at the top of the slope.
Large North Facing New Build Garden Design in Hagley
The ‘garden’ in this new build house in was a funny shape and devoid of any life and soul. My client wanted something really big and striking, with architectural elements and bold, instant planting to attract wildlife.
My design went for straight edges and clean lines with granite paving and four raised beds made from blue engineering bricks. Two bespoke pergolas made from steel in a cantilever design, wrap-around two corners of the central patio area. They will soon have climbing plants scrambling and wrapping themselves up and over.
The garden is northeast facing so does get some shade during the day. There is a different colour scheme and theme for each of the four raised beds. The hot pink bed is also for acid-loving plants such as heather and Rhododendrons and has ericaceous compost added to the bed. This is one great thing about having raised beds; you can change the type of soil you have in them and therefore the species of plants you can successfully grow.
Around the boundary at the back of the garden are clump-forming bamboo and Salix exigua that add height, and privacy and also screen the fence and have fantastic movement and sound when the wind blows.
Some small trees (Silver birch and Amelanchier) were added to give more height and interest and add to the feeling of being enclosed in nature.
Hot-tub garden design Balsall Common
Our clients for this project had been in their house in Balsall Common for many years, with their children becoming teenagers, there was no more need for the trampoline and they wanted a complete overhaul.
Incorporating several separate ‘rooms’, the garden is now a space for them to relax and enjoy. There is a courtyard garden with a parterre and raised beds, which can be admired from the hot tub. Large circles of lawn and borders keep a sense of a traditional English garden but with clean lines and a contemporary feel with the use of grey porcelain tiles and a magnificent metal gazebo.
