Gardening & Guest Blogs
Do You Need Planning Permission For a Pergola?
Posted by Martin Young on September 30th 2024
If you're looking to create a secluded garden retreat or define zones in an outdoor space, a pergola will more than fit the bill. But do you need planning permission to construct one? Let’s find out…
Add Relaxing Movement To Small Outdoor Spaces With A Garden Rocking Bench
Posted on September 30th 2024
Turning a small outdoor space into a relaxing natural haven can be as simple as choosing the right seating. A handmade rocking bench provides the perfect blend of comfort, movement, and charm
Early Autumn in The Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on September 17th 2024
Gardening & Guest Blogs Advice & Guides Furniture & Musings Latest News Garden Design Mindful Garden
Early Autumn is upon us but there is still so much to see in the The Sitting Spiritually Garden so why not pay us a visit?
How To Grow Grape Vines On A Pergola In The UK
Posted by Martin Young on August 21st 2024
You might think that growing grapes was limited to the warmer climates of the Mediterranean, but it’s perfectly possible to grow grapevines in the UK – and when draped in colourful hanging clusters over a handmade pergola, coiling between beams and creating a beautiful canopy, there are few garden features more appealing!
Why Oak Pergolas Are Perfect For Your Garden
Posted by Martin Young on August 21st 2024
Oak pergolas are an increasingly popular choice for garden lovers in the UK, for those looking to enhance their outdoor spaces and create beautiful sanctuaries you’ll want to visit time and time again.
Our Classical Fan Back
Posted on August 20th 2024
The Fan Back is our most popular back design & a design classic....
Swing High Swing Low
Posted on July 25th 2024
There's no better way to inject a sense of fun into your garden than with our complete range of frames for rope swings.
The Trilogy - Summer Holidays are Incoming!
Posted on May 30th 2024
The Trilogy comes in three heights for maximum swinging.....
Our Pergolas & What Makes Them Exceptional
Posted on May 13th 2024
There are so many choices when it comes to pergolas, here's what to consider, and now is a great time to be planning....
Best Garden Swings for Adults: A Perfect Addition to Your Outdoor Space
Posted by Martin Young on April 30th 2024
Garden swings are a timeless addition to any outdoor space, offering a unique blend of relaxation, beauty, and fun. But don’t be fooled into thinking they’re just for children…a garden swing seat is just as enjoyable for the young-at-heart as it is the young!
Are You Sitting Spiritually?
Posted on April 24th 2024
We are over the moon that The Sitting Spiritually Garden has been featured in a huge 5 page spread in Dorset Magazine!
Our Premium Refurbishment Service
Posted on April 11th 2024
Have you heard about our premium restoration service for your Sitting Spiritually Furniture?
5 Small Garden Furniture Ideas for Outdoor Spaces
Posted by Martin Young on March 27th 2024
Even the smallest spaces can be transformed into stylish outdoor retreats with the right garden furniture. Here at Sitting Spiritually, we specialise in using traditional craftsmanship and innovative designs to offer customers a range of garden furniture that is perfect for any garden.
Veranda vs Pergola: Which Outdoor Structure is Right for You?
Posted by Martin Young on March 27th 2024
If you're looking for a garden feature that combines versatility, customisation, and stunning natural aesthetics, a pergola might just be the perfect fit for you.
The Story of Napoleon and French Oak
France is home to some of the finest oak forests in the world; and it’s from these ancient trees, with a history that traces back to the days of Napoleon Bonaparte, that Sitting Spiritually source a great deal of their exceptional quality timber. Stunning garden furniture…200 years in the making!
Swing Seat, Hammock, Swing Chair, Swing Bench. What's in a name?
Posted on March 12th 2024
Swing Seats are known by many different names, & all essentially provide the same thing, we look at them in more detail….
Welcome Back to Spring Plant Fairs
Posted on March 4th 2024
There are some super Plant Fair coming up near us, so why not have a jaunt & combine it with a visit to The Sitting Spiritually Garden for more inspiration
The RHS Four Seasons Swing Seat, Now Celebrating the Daffodil
Posted on February 22nd 2024
Our brand new RHS Four Seasons Swing Seat, celebrating our 20th Anniversary, is starting to appear in magazines, and we're very excited about this!
Snowdrop Spectaculars
Posted on February 6th 2024
They're making a guest appearance now! Here are some of the loveliest places to catch winter snowdrops within a 50 mile radius of the Sitting Spiritually Garden
What is a Day Bed and How Can It Enhance Your Garden Space?
Posted by Martin Young on January 30th 2024
If you’re looking for a true statement piece for your garden; one that instantly elevates the comfort and style of your outdoor space, then a handmade swinging day can be a wonderful investment.
Enhancing Garden Experiences — The Art of Outdoor Entertaining
Posted by Martin Young on January 30th 2024
Here at Sitting Spiritually, we’ve got two decades of experience in providing the perfect seating solutions for these al fresco occasions. Let’s take a look into the art of outdoor entertaining and how handmade swing seats, benches, and day beds can enhance your garden gatherings!
5 Outdoor Decking Seating Ideas for a Stylish and Comfortable Space
Posted by Martin Young on January 30th 2024
Transform your outdoor space into a sanctuary of comfort and style with these five exceptional seating ideas for your garden decking. As you’d expect from any handmade swing seat or bench from the Sitting Spiritually range, each piece combines exceptional craftsmanship with unique design elements.
Our Clever Little Space Saver
Posted on January 29th 2024
Short on space but still want to experience a relaxing motion? Read on....
Celebrating 20 Glorious Years
Posted on January 18th 2024
Introducing the RHS Four Seasons Swing Seat, a masterpiece celebrating our 20th Anniversary.
Two Perfect Winter Reads By Alison Levey
Posted on December 18th 2023
Award Winning Garden Blogger Alison Levey reviews Brilliant English Gardens by Clive Nichols and Venetian Gardens by Monty Don and Derry Moore
Best Garden Furniture: Transform Your Outdoor Space with Style
Posted by Martin Young on November 28th 2023
To truly transform your garden with style; to create a space where you can spend those long spring afternoons in comfort, you need to invest in high-quality garden furniture...
Pergola Lighting Ideas: Creative Ways to Illuminate Your Garden
Posted by Martin Young on November 28th 2023
One popular method of stamping your personality on a garden pergola, and an effective way of creating an ambient setting for those long summer evenings, is to invest in some good quality outdoor lighting.
The RHS Four Seasons Garden Bench
Posted on November 27th 2023
The RHS Four Seasons Bench has exceeded all our expectations since its launch in early 2022...
Designing A Small Garden by Clarissa Judd
Posted on November 20th 2023
A Guest Blog from Garden Designer Clarissa Judd.....
Aimless August Gardening
by Katherine Crouch
Posted on August 22nd 2023
If there is any time of year to be wandering round the garden aimlessly, it must be in high summer.....
Gardens to Visit in The West Country
Posted by Martin Young on August 14th 2023
Why not combine a visit to the Sitting Spiritually Garden with a trip to one of these fabulous gardens....
The Madness of Watering Pots
by Katherine Crouch
Posted on July 20th 2023
July is one of the nicest months for a little garden maintenance. Such jobs as you might do are neither strenuous nor frantically necessary.....
Spotlight on The Fan Back
Posted on June 5th 2023
The Fan Back is our most popular back design & a design classic....
The Sitting Spiritually Garden Open Weekend
Posted on April 24th 2023
We are delighted to announce we are hosting one of our popular Open Weekends....
The Guide to Essential Herbs
by Katherine Crouch
Posted on April 19th 2023
The joy of your own fresh herbs in the garden
Gardens are Reawakening & Opening Now
Posted on March 28th 2023
Why not combine a visit to the Sitting Spiritually Garden with a trip to one of these fabulous gardens....
Home Grown by Anna Sissons
Posted on March 14th 2023
As ever more of us think again about growing veg, Sitting Spiritually's Gardener Anna Sissons talks home grown
The Trilogy - Three Options & Now available in Three Heights
Posted on March 9th 2023
The Trilogy has had a relaunch and now comes in three heights for maximum swinging.....
One or Many?
by Katherine Crouch
Posted on February 28th 2023
Should we plant in ones or many, Katherine Crouch discusses the options...
Spring & The RHS Four Seasons Bench
Posted on February 8th 2023
The daffodil symbolises rebirth and new beginnings....
A Healing Garden
Posted on February 2nd 2023
Designers of the Sitting Spiritually Garden, Jarmanmurphy, talk about the healing powers of being in the garden....
A Rough Guide to Winter Pruning
by Katherine Crouch
Posted on January 31st 2023
Now is the perfect time for pruning deciduous trees and shrubs
Spring Will Soon Be Springing
by Katherine Crouch
Posted on January 12th 2023
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch writes for us on the joys of Spring to come soon.....
Our Favourite Reads for the Winter Season
Posted on December 6th 2022
We don’t know about you but we’re looking forward to some well earned time off over the Christmas break and one of our very favourite past times is cosying up by the fire with a hot drink and a mince pie, and a really good book....
We're Talking Versatility....
Posted on October 18th 2022
The Trilogy has so much to offer, find out why.....
Survival of the Driest
Posted on September 22nd 2022
Sitting Spiritually's Gardener Anna Sissons writes for us about climate change's effect on the garden this Summer....
Celebrating "Have A Seat With"
Posted on September 5th 2022
We are fast approaching our 25th interview for our unique Have A Seat With Series.....
The Sitting Spiritually Pergola
Posted on August 18th 2022
A look at the plant life around the Sitting Spiritually Pergola....
Wasps....Friend or Foe of Your Swing Seat?
Posted on August 11th 2022
Why you should be delighted to have wasps in your garden....
Our Swing Seat.....
Posted on June 21st 2022
A customer writes for us.....I first saw the Kyokusen swing seat in 2008.....
Rose Pruning By Woody
Posted on June 20th 2022
Roses fall into very defined categories - bush, shrub, climbing, rambling - and within these sub categories like Hybrid Tea and Floribunda (bush roses). With this comes different rules and advice about how to prune and when.
A New Addition at RHS Garden Harlow Carr by Katherine Musgrove
Posted on May 26th 2022
Garden Manager Katherine Musgrove at RHS Garden Harlow Carr writes for us about their latest Sitting Spiritually acquisition
The World's Greatest Flower Show & What Not To Miss....
Posted on May 20th 2022
So whilst we're not at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year it still instils so much excitement in us, and this is what we're most looking forward to seeing....
Four Fabulous Dorset Gardens
Posted on May 10th 2022
Why not combine a visit to the Sitting Spiritually Garden with a trip to one of these fabulous gardens....
Come & Be Inspired by The Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on May 4th 2022
There's never been a better time to visit The Sitting Spiritually Garden......
Birth Flowers
Posted on April 22nd 2022
Everyone knows about their zodiac sign or birthstone. But not many people know that there's actually a birth flower too which has its own special meaning. So here's our guide on every month's birth flower….
Rest, Reflect, Relax....
Posted on April 11th 2022
Taking time out of the hustle and bustle of a busy ward, clinic or office is crucial to NHS staff well-being and so many are on their feet all day – so taking a moment to sit and just begin to reflect is so important
A Special Swing at Peter Beales Roses
Posted on February 15th 2022
Find a specially commissioned and carved Tranquillity Heart Back Swing Seat, inscribed in memory to a much loved young woman
Throwing Winter Shapes by Anna Sissons
Posted on January 20th 2022
Winter interest in the garden can be the overlooked understudy until these glorious winter mornings start to hit us....
Snowdrop Time By Alison Moore
Posted on January 11th 2022
We love snowdrop time & there will be glimpses of them by now, so we are revisiting Alison Moore of Renaissance Garden Design blog on the joy of Snowdrops & places to see them in all their finery....
Welcome to Ali Clifford, Incredibusy....
Posted on November 30th 2021
We've been delighted to hand over the reins of our Social Media to Ali Cameron for a month....
Autumn Musings & Knoll Gardens by Pauline Jones
Posted on November 9th 2021
Garden Designer & Writer Pauline Caroline Jones writes for us....
Late Autumn in the Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on November 1st 2021
Jarman Murphy were back in the SS Garden, come & visit to see what they've been up to....
Instagram Analysis of Chelsea Flower Show 2021
Posted on October 11th 2021
We've analysed every single one of the thousands of photos that were uploaded to Instagram at Chelsea Flower Show 2021. Read on for our Top 5 observations from Chelsea Flower Show 2021 ranging from the Top 3 Most Instagrammed Flowers at the show, to why we think Pumpkins Out-Performed Chelsea Pensioners:
Sculpture By The Lakes by Pauline Jones
Posted on September 1st 2021
Garden Designer & Writer Pauline Caroline Jones visits Sculpture By The Lakes in Dorset.....
August in the Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on August 24th 2021
Come & visit the Sitting Spiritually Garden to enjoy the fruits of all the rain & sunshine in Dorset....
Summer at RHS Garden Harlow Carr by Katherine Musgrove
Posted on July 20th 2021
Garden Manager Katherine Musgrove at RHS Garden Harlow Carr writes for us about their new scheme of rock work...
Why haven’t TV horticulture shows given gardening the Great British Bakeoff boost?
Posted on June 22nd 2021
With GBBO being such a unanimous megahit, plenty of other seemingly humble pastimes have been given the Great British treatment—with varied results...But what of gardening? Have any horticultural shows managed to inspire a new generation of nascent gardeners to the same degree as GBBO? And, if not...why not?
RHS Garden Bridgewater by Alison Moore
Posted on June 2nd 2021
Garden Designer & Photographer Alison Moore writes for us about her recent visit to the new RHS Garden Bridgewater....
Have a Seat With... Mr Plant Geek
Posted by Martin Young on May 21st 2021
Michael Perry, or more commonly known as Mr Plant Geek, takes a seat with us giving us insight as to how he got started online, his branding and his passion for all things plants.
Take A Seat By Anna Sissons
Posted on May 17th 2021
The Sitting Spiritually garden is cranking up the sensory volume.....
Making a Weekend of Visiting The Sitting Spiritually Garden: Our Favourite Gardens To Visit
Posted on May 13th 2021
Visit us & some of the many enticing gardens in the West Country....
Planting Around your Pergola
Posted on May 4th 2021
Looking at what to plant around your pergola.....
Spotlight on Blogs & Features We Love
Posted on April 27th 2021
When there's time for reading, preferably sitting in the garden...
Spring at RHS Garden Harlow Carr by Katherine Musgrove
Posted on April 12th 2021
Garden Manager Katherine Musgrove at RHS Garden Harlow Carr writes for us about Spring in the garden there
Have a Seat With... Hugh Cassidy
Posted by Martin Young on April 7th 2021
Hugh Cassidy, more commonly known as Horti Hugh by his followers, shares his insights and garden endeavours across Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
We Made A Garden by Lesley Ann Sandbach
Posted on March 22nd 2021
To quote Margery Fish, one of my great gardening heroes: ‘We made a garden.’
Celebrating Compost Week by Woody Morley
Posted on March 15th 2021
Compost Week UK celebrates the benefits of composting and encourages the UK to be rotters!
February Musings from the Sitting Spiritually Garden by Anna Sissons
Posted on February 4th 2021
February is a month of mixed emotions for the gardener.....
It's the Perfect Time to Read...
Posted on January 21st 2021
A simple pleasure for us during lockdown is reading, & turning to favourite garden books we thought we'd share some of ours with you.....
2020:The Year We Fell in Love....With The Garden
Posted on December 26th 2020
The blissful sanctity of our gardens is more important than ever right now....
Autumn Lawn Care Guide
Posted on November 25th 2020
In the following text, you’ll find a detailed, step-by-step guide from Martin himself, showing how to maintain your lawn for Autumn.
Garden designer Pauline Caroline Jones explores the wonders of Autumn
Posted on November 17th 2020
As I write this article, autumn is in full swing (excuse the pun) and it seems a while ago since my visit to the Sitting Spiritually garden back in September.....
Our Gardens Are More Treasured Than Ever
Posted on November 6th 2020
We all need a sure thing in our lives, now more than ever, and there is something especially calming about our gardens in these torrid times.
Bulb Planting in the Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on November 3rd 2020
It was a busy Autumnal day in the Sitting Spiritually Garden.....
The Evolution of The Sitting Spiritually Garden by Martin Young
Posted on October 26th 2020
Read how Bramble Hayes evolved into the Sitting Spiritually Garden
The Invisible Problem by Katherine Crouch
Posted on October 20th 2020
There is a great decline in the insect population following a century or more of agricultural practices involving indiscriminately spraying DDT and other poisons to kill crop pests.
Swinging, Swooping, Spinning (Spiritually) by Rebecca Lovatt
Posted on October 16th 2020
For the lucky people that have a garden, the last few months have taught us just how fortunate we are and how much we need to treasure our outside domain and create an oasis of tranquillity and escape......
Looking to Spring 2021 with our bulb choices
Posted on October 6th 2020
Jarmanmurphy have been busy planning our bulbs for a fantastic display next Spring.....
Your Perfect Spot
Posted on August 28th 2020
Looking for the perfect spot for your swing seat, let us guide you.......
What to plant around your swing seat.....
Posted on August 21st 2020
Looking to plant something around your swing seat for some shade, scent or just its beauty?
The Sitting Spiritually Garden in Late Summer
Posted on August 11th 2020
As we bask in a heat wave, the Sitting Spiritually Garden was even looking its best in the recent grey weather, we look at how and why.....
RHS Garden Harlow Carr by Katherine Musgrove
Posted on August 6th 2020
Garden Manager Katherine Musgrove at RHS Garden Harlow Carr writes for us about late Summer in the garden there
Choked! The garden in July by Katherine Crouch
Posted on July 28th 2020
Looking back on the garden in July....
Gardens On Our Wish List Part 2
Posted on July 21st 2020
There are so many beautiful gardens to visit our wish list is ever expanding.....
Gin & Tonic Gardening by Katherine Crouch
Posted on July 15th 2020
If there is any time of year to be wandering round the garden aimlessly, it must be in high summer.....
Our Favourite Garden Blogs.....
Posted on June 22nd 2020
Blogs are so much a part of our online lives these days, especially during these Covid-19 times, so we have done a round up of our current favourites.....
National Gardening Exercise Day - 6th June 2020
Posted on June 6th 2020
National Gardening Exercise Day is observed each year on June 6 and encourages us to maximize the benefits we reap from gardening by adding some stretches and a few extra steps or squats. Gardening on its own is therapeutic, builds muscles and burns calories....
National Gardening Week, Looking at Roses by Katherine Crouch
Posted on June 1st 2020
This week we’re celebrating National Gardening Week and the enormous benefits nature can have on our wellbeing - particularly during these challenging times, and writer Katherine Crouch is focusing on a big favourite of ours, Roses......
The Sitting Spiritually Open Garden - Open Weekends
Posted on May 26th 2020
As we approach what would have been our second Open Weekend of the season.....
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Memories
Posted on May 18th 2020
Today would have been Press Day at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.....
Photographing your Garden by Heather Edwards
Posted on May 11th 2020
Garden Photographer Heather Edwards has some tips for you for photographing your own garden now it's receiving so much attention!
Gardening During Covid-19 By Katherine Crouch
Posted on May 4th 2020
Those of us with gardens have been rather lucky to be stuck at home in the sun all April. We have been messing about in the garden as much as circumstances will allow......
Grow Your Own By Katherine Crouch
Posted on April 6th 2020
A garden project will give you fresh air and exercise and something to amuse the children, (we hope), as well as dinner on the table
10 Things to do with the kids in the garden
Posted on March 23rd 2020
These are challenging times for families, but here are ten inspiring ideas for outside entertainment
So What is Garden Design all about? By Alice Blount
Posted on March 9th 2020
So what is garden design all about? By Alice Blount
Are You Sitting Comfortably by Mike Palmer
Posted on March 2nd 2020
Garden Designer Mike Palmer write for us on a subject dear to our souls, Seating in the Garden!
Snowdrops! By Alison Moore
Posted on February 17th 2020
Alison Moore of Renaissance Garden Design writes for us on the joy of Snowdrops
Who’s seat is it anyway? By Alison Levey
Posted on February 10th 2020
Award Winning Garden Blogger Alison Levey writes for us about sitting & planning in the garden
Gardens for health & wellbeing Richard Rogers
Posted on February 3rd 2020
Garden Designer Richard Rogers write for us on Gardens for the Soul
Garden Planning - by Marie Shallcross
Posted on January 29th 2020
Marie Shallcross of Plews Garden Design writes for us on 12 tips for the first year of this new decade
Exploring the Jurassic Coast on Foot
Posted on January 20th 2020
Guy Kerr, Programme Manager for the Jurassic Coast Trust writes about our stunning Jurassic Coast & the walks the trust offer....
Pollinators & wildlife by Sarah Jarman
Posted on January 14th 2020
Garden Designer Sarah Jarman of Jarmanmurphy writes for us on Pollinators & Wildlife
Pruning Deciduous Trees & Shrubs by Katherine Crouch
Posted on January 7th 2020
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch write for us about how January is one of the best months for pruning deciduous trees and shrubs.
Our Favourite Real Christmas Wreaths
Posted on December 2nd 2019
A wreath on your front door at Christmas will get everyone in the festive spirit & here we pick our favourites from West Country Makers....
Fantastic Winter Colour by Jarmanmurphy
Posted on November 25th 2019
Jarmanmurphy write for us on Winter Colour in the Garden
An Apple a Day by Katherine Crouch
Posted on November 18th 2019
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch writes for us on the joy of British apples.....
Some of Our Favourite Winter Gardens to Visit
Posted on November 4th 2019
We think that there can be something rather lovely about visiting a stunning Winter garden, snuggled up in something warm, perhaps a hot chocolate along the way
We Bought the Swing Seat by Suzanne Burden
Posted on October 28th 2019
A customer writes for us about her experience of commissioning us......
How to Restore Wooden Garden Furniture
Posted on October 14th 2019
Summer is really starting to look like a distant memory now, but many of us love to use our garden furniture in the Autumn & Winter so it's a good time to give it a little attention.....
The Master Ropemakers
Posted on October 7th 2019
The Master Ropemakers say...."we are delighted to have provided Sitting Spiritually with our British made rope for their swings for some time now. However have you ever wondered how it was made?"
Pots & Planters for Autumn
Posted on September 30th 2019
Sitting Spiritually's Garden Designers Jarmnamurphy write for us on preparing for bright chilly days and frosty nights, and how a planted pot near the front door is an easy way to bring some seasonal interest to our gardens
Late Summer Colour by Alison Bockh
Posted on September 23rd 2019
Garden Designer Alison Bockh writes for us on late Summer colour in the garden....
Top Five Most Beautiful Gardens in the South West
Posted on September 16th 2019
There are so many beautiful gardens here in the South West of England, here our Top Five.....
Diary of A North Facing Garden
Posted on August 27th 2019
Alison Moore of Renaissance Garden Design brings us Part 2 of her diary....
Late Summer in the Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on August 12th 2019
Sarah Jarman of Jarmanmurphy, designers of the garden, take stock.....
School's Out for Summer!
Posted on July 22nd 2019
So, school's out for Summer, and parents and grandparents across the land are no doubt wondering what to do with the kids on the extended break, whilst hopefully keeping them away from endless screen time......
Shady Seating Areas
Posted on July 1st 2019
Garden Designer Marie Shallcross writes for us about seating in shady areas....
Coping With Summer Drought
Posted on June 24th 2019
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch writes for us about coping with our ever increasing dry Summers....
Gardens to Visit - Burrow Farm Gardens
Posted on June 17th 2019
Very local to the Sitting Spiritually Garden is this exquisite gem in East Devon....
The Scented Garden
Posted on June 10th 2019
Garden Designer Muff Dudgeon on bringing scent into the garden.....
The Finishing Touches
Posted on April 18th 2019
Garden Designer Alice Blount talks about adding the finishing touches to your garden....
Mindful Garden Design
Posted on March 28th 2019
Taking a mindful approach to designing your garden, with Ali Dempster, Owner and Designer at Sandstone Design
Plants for Our Unpredictable Summers
Posted on March 14th 2019
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch suggests her Top Ten plants that will cope with any conditions that may be thrown at us this year....
A Garden Full of Wildlife
Posted on March 1st 2019
Garden Designer Muff Dudgeon writes about how to encourage wildlife into your garden….
Top Ten Spring Bulbs for the Garden
Posted on February 20th 2019
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch writes about her favourite Early Spring Bulbs for the garden
Top 10 Trees for the Garden
Posted on January 31st 2019
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch writes....During the Winter months, as my enthusiasm for actual gardening wanes I regard this as a great time of year to plan for next season, so I shall devote some time to choosing my top ten trees, shrubs and perennials from 31 years of gardening in Somerset.
Using CAD in Garden Design
Posted on January 17th 2019
Eva Venny writes about Computer Aided Design (CAD) & how it is is a very useful tool for any Garden Designer and is now taught as part of most Garden Design Courses.
Seating in your Garden
Posted on January 8th 2019
Garden Designer Sophie Simpson's thoughts on seating in her own garden….
Planning a Vegetable Garden
Posted on December 28th 2018
Garden Designer Alison Böckh guest blogs for us about Planning a Vegetable Garden, with all important seating....
Creating Shade in Your Garden
Posted on December 14th 2018
Garden Designer Katherine Crouch writes for us about creating shade for your seating
Why is Seating in the Smaller Garden Important?
Posted on November 29th 2018
Garden Designer Marie Shallcross of Plews Garden Design tells us why seating in a smaller garden is so important.....
Diary of a small north facing garden
Posted on November 22nd 2018
In the first of a new series, we have invited Garden Designers to write guest blogs for us and we are delighted to bring you the first of the series, by Alison Moore of Renaissance Garden Design
Gardens to visit - Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden
Posted on October 29th 2018
In the second of our series about gardens to visit, we look at Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Garden, just 20 miles from the Sitting Spiritually Garden in Dorset……
September in The Sitting Spiritually Garden
Posted on September 5th 2018
Martin and Celia’s garden is blooming and billowing in their corner of Dorset heaven and with the garden open to the public this weekend it’s your final chance of the year to wander amongst the new plantings to see just how incredible the first year has been.
Gardens to Visit - Forde Abbey
Posted on July 10th 2018
In an occasional series, we are looking at Gardens to Visit, some of whom have our swing seats. We would like to start this series with Forde Abbey, less than ten miles from the Sitting Spiritually Garden.
Ann Balmforth: Contemporary Japanese Dragon Garden
Posted on March 29th 2018
The provenance of a Japanese Dragon Garden, by Designer Ann Balmforth
Guest Blog - Moods Boards with Jarmanmurphy
Posted on February 27th 2018
The next stage of the Sitting Spiritually garden design is well under way with plants and trees having been ordered and work days booked in to layout and plant in newly prepared beds. Spring is on its way and we can’t wait....
Guest Blog... Pergola Planting with Jarmanmurphy
Posted on January 4th 2018
Pergolas offer the chance to extend the greenery skyward with climbers and twining plants, allowing flowers and scent to surround you as you relax in their shade. Award winning Garden Designers Jarmanmurphy share some ideas....
Sitting Spiritually Garden Part 2 | Jarmanmurphy
Posted on September 29th 2017
Looking at the next phase of the redesign of the Sitting Spiritually Garden.....
In The Sitting Spiritually Garden with Jarmanmurphy
Posted on August 23rd 2017
In The Sitting Spiritually Garden with Jarmanmurphy
Guest Blog Part 2, with Jarmanmurphy - Spring Bulbs
Posted on December 13th 2016
Looking at Spring bulbs in the new Sitting Spiritually Garden
Guest Blog with jarmanmurphy garden designers
Posted on October 31st 2016
Part 1 …. 'The story of the Sitting Spiritually garden so far with Jarman Murphy
Catfoot Garden Design & Florence Gardening
Posted on August 16th 2016
We are delighted award winning Garden Designers Amanda Waring of Catfoot Design & Alison Galer of Florence Gardening, have written for our blog...
Favourite Blogs of 2015
Posted on January 19th 2016
Favourite Blogs of 2015 - we thought we'd bring you a round up of our most popular blogs from 2015 & are looking forward to bringing you more updates and news throughout 2016. Look out for a Q&A session with Martin very soon.
Swing seats and sensory integration therapy
Posted on April 20th 2014
Our swing seats and rocking benches can be a fantastic way of introducing both adults and children with special needs and sensory processing issues to sensory integration therapy.
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