Tureen Landscapes

Tureen Landscapes Tureen Landscapes offers a garden design service that can suit all individuals. We believe that plants can improve peoples well being.

Plants rather than complimenting inert structures, are themselves the backbone of cohesive garden design.

“We seldom think of what we have, but always of what we lack.” Schopenhauer
03/02/2023

“We seldom think of what we have, but always of what we lack.” Schopenhauer

Just a few of the perennials we offer, here softly sitting together drinking in the sun.
13/05/2022

Just a few of the perennials we offer, here softly sitting together drinking in the sun.

A few of the plantings from last summer. Call or message if interested in any of the plants.
08/05/2022

A few of the plantings from last summer. Call or message if interested in any of the plants.

lawn removed and replaced by predominantly perennial plants. Ideal for those suburban front (or back) gardens that have...
07/07/2020

lawn removed and replaced by predominantly perennial plants. Ideal for those suburban front (or back) gardens that have room for some wildlife friendly plants. The maintenance once established can be less than mowing the lawn! If you like pollinators and have space you want to share with them, this could be the way to go. Tureen Landscapes offers an organic (pesticide free)set up and instructions on longer term management. Cost can vary, depending on garden size, soil type, initial ‘w**ds’ and micro climate being the main considerations.

A herbaceous perennial border with at least 90% pollinator friendly plants. As an Organic gardener (I.e I don’t use pois...
27/06/2020

A herbaceous perennial border with at least 90% pollinator friendly plants. As an Organic gardener (I.e I don’t use poison or is it pesticides!) I plant borders for people that take less time to maintain than the average lawn. Akin to the lyrics “I don’t care about spots on my apples, leave me the birds and the bees” , I don’t care about aphids on my soft shoots, leave me the ladybird larvae. Ok so it’s unlikely that my lyric would catch on but the point is ornamental gardens don’t need pesticides. It is only since I started Tureen Landscapes that I have come to realize that pesticides in many gardeners eyes are seen as a conventional tool to, for example remove black spot from a rose. The days of manicured lawns and pristine beds are nearing an end, it is time for a ‘controlled’ nature to be aloud back into peoples gardens with its simple complexities.

“Spring, of all seasons most gratuitous,Is fold of untaught flower, is race of waterIs earth’s most multiple, excited da...
10/03/2020

“Spring, of all seasons most gratuitous,
Is fold of untaught flower, is race of water
Is earth’s most multiple, excited daughter;“ Philip Larkin.
I won’t try to unfold the thoughts of Philip Larkin, I will however show a few plants bursting into new growth. See if you can recognize any of them. Spring is always a reminder (to me at least) of hope, of the healing power of nature and how lucky we are that plants are so forgiving.

When choosing ground cover plants, the plants ability to spread can determine how much management will be involved on th...
06/03/2020

When choosing ground cover plants, the plants ability to spread can determine how much management will be involved on the gardeners part. In the picture I have added, Ajuga reptans is snuggled around the feet of Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’. The Ajuga is great if you want quick ground cover, however it has the ability to work its way through the Miscanthus and snuggle up there too! For someone who likes less ‘maintenance’ maybe Pachysandra would be better suited as it spreads slower and has nice lush foliage throughout the year. In the bottom left an old achillea stem still stands above the emerging growth of Persicaria affinity ‘Darjeeling Red’; the new lance-shaped leaves are just popping through. Persicaria is a good ground cover and like Ajuga it is great at competing with ‘w**ds’; both plants are a good choice for shrub borders or to cover banks. When choosing ground cover plants ask yourself why you want to use them, is it to stop w**ds, less maintenance or to simply fill a void? If the latter I would be thinking, ‘imagine the number of perennials I could squeeze in there!’

Many people talk of 'putting the garden to bed' in the winter months. To do so is to deprive yourself of some of the pla...
03/01/2020

Many people talk of 'putting the garden to bed' in the winter months. To do so is to deprive yourself of some of the plants most beautiful features. For herbaceous perennials in particular, their decayed skeleton stripped of obvious signs of life, no cellulose to keep the cell walls intact; yet an individual form can be emphasised on a crisp winters day. The low winter light can bring out the shades of dark coffee brown to golden wheat amongst the masses.
In the pictures here the plants include,
Phlomis, Miscanthus sinensis, Agastache, Veronicastum and Thistle. If you allow yourself to see the plants winter beauty, you have extended the garden season by simply 'putting the garden to bed'!
And of course helping the wildlife.

Nothing dirty about compost!!Not the most exciting of pictures I accept; however the compost pile is busier than the lar...
06/12/2019

Nothing dirty about compost!!
Not the most exciting of pictures I accept; however the compost pile is busier than the largest modern data center. The process of converting our w**ds, grass clippings, twigs, veg peelings, cardboard (not the shiny inked ones) , paper, and much more is broken down by decomposers such as, worms, nematodes, spring-tails, fungi and of course bacteria; in fact the bacteria are the engine room like the doozers of fragile rock.
A compost pile needs a few things to keep these decomposing machines happy, namely, moisture, air, food and to some extent warmth. The food is made up of carbon (browns) e.g. Cardboard, paper, sawdust, and nitrogen (greens) e.g. Grass, veg, w**ds and so on. The ideal ratio is around 25:1 C:N. grass clippings are around 19:1 but if you add to this deciduous tree leaves at 40:1 ish you are at a good ratio for the composting process. Remember who does most of the work, if you treat your workers right they will return it with interest.
If anyone is still reading I would encourage you to give it a go, I am still trying to get the balance right with each batch but that is part of the fun. A few numbers, w**d seeds will only be killed off if temperatures are kept at 65 degrees C for 3 days. 68*C is too hot and can burn off carbon and the thermophilic bacteria will be doing overtime. Never use materials that have been sprayed with pesticides unless you understand active ingredients of said pesticide; I wouldn't risk it personally.

Gravel path with brick setts to edge. Apart from the functional aspect, the most important part of the path was getting ...
18/11/2019

Gravel path with brick setts to edge. Apart from the functional aspect, the most important part of the path was getting the proportions right to sit comfortable with the beds and lawn. The lawn is as much perennial daisies as it is grass, in the case of this garden I would have compaction as the culprit. Aeration is the main part of the solution to get some air back into the soil; and the small job of removing a few daisies 🌼 , organically ofcourse. The owner will be happy to offset the lose of the daisies with a host of new border plants.

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