The Friends of Danetre Hospital raised funds to renovate an upper floor balcony to make it more inviting for patients to spend time outside on. The Friends were keen to enable patients to be involved in some planting. Another requirement was that mobility chairs and hospital beds could circulate through the space so that families […]

An application for the construction of an extension to the existing service station along the Great North Road. The proposal was for the extension of the existing shop and the erection of a new coffee drive-through outlet, as well as an extension and modernisation of the filling area with a new canopy to the west […]

Two clients living in new build, executive homes required rear garden designs which would reflect their homes and family lifestyle. Concept designs were drawn up and final detailed proposals were carried out by one of our hard landscaping contractors. Plants were sourced by Artemis and planting implemented by us. We continue to maintain the borders […]

We enjoy working on gardens of all scales. The garden in Rickyard Road belongs to a couple who are extremely keen on wildlife and happily share their space with the hedgehogs, squirrels, frogs, newts and all the birds that visit, nest and hibernate there. However the man-nature balance having tipped slightly the wrong way, we […]

A planting design was required by our client in a challenging north east facing, sloping site to fit in with their new property. The site overlooks paddocks and woodland lining the Grand Union Canal. Terraces were already in place so not much scope for a change in layout but the existing features have been softened […]

A small outdoor space for a new café bar in the centre of Towcester. The design was mainly to incorporate planting which we implemented to soften what started off as a harsh, urban backyard. The site is in a Conservation Area and care was also taken to protect and enhance the old market town aesthetic […]

Preparation of soft landscaping proposals for a planning application for a 6 bedroomed house, following an Arboricultural report carried out in association with Steve Jowers Associates. The site was occupied by existing barns and stables, belonging to the owners of the adjacent dwelling. The brief was to create a formal garden adjacent to the new […]

A detailed hard and soft landscaping layout designed for a building plot, to accommodate a proposed large, family home. A tree survey was carried out which enabled us to design sensitively with the surroundings. Existing boundary vegetation and enhancement planting within the site were incorporated into the proposals to enable the new building to integrate […]

Working in association with Steve Jowers Associates and Seagrave Developments Ltd we carried out an arboricultural report and produced soft landscaping proposals for a planning application to develop 5 detached dwellings. The scheme incorporated an area of open space and attenuation pond with native planting. Semi mature Horse Chestnuts were specified to replace existing chestnuts […]

A new extension to the school resulted in a ‘blank canvas’ area of garden for the school. Consulting with the school, Artemis designed, project managed and planted the space to include raised beds for the pupils to grow vegetables and an area where parents can relax while waiting. The design follows radial lines thrown off […]

A small residential development where Artemis designed and prepared plans for planning purposes and subsequent build. The development needed to retain the character of the ancient village it was in so Artemis used native plants where possible. Also as sited near a river water tolerant and loving species were selected.

Backgammon is an extremely exciting self-build project by a couple who both work in the environmental sector. It aims to ‘bring together the best in contemporary architecture, tried and tested materials and methods and state-of-the-art technology to create a spacious, comfortable home with minimal impact on the environment’. With an existing new lawn in place, […]

A mature, sloping garden where the owners wished to replant tired and overgrown borders but work with existing trees and planting where possible. Artemis’ design evolved from initial site visit and tree survey to conceptual design, detailed design through to project build, project management and a full planting scheme.

To produce an overall design for the Key Stage 1 area, linking up three mobile classrooms currently separated by lots of fencing. To open the space up and create a series of areas to explore with varied feelings and functions that flow throughout the space. An important element of the design at Badby was to […]

To design and build a rear and large front garden for varying uses by different generations. To break up an essentially flat open space and define different areas for these uses from a fun play area to a controlled ‘adult’ space. To incorporate large planting areas for a ‘plant-a-holic’ and allow for some growing of […]

To produce an overall concept masterplan for the entire school grounds, and a detailed design for a sensory garden. The main construction work has now been completed, and the school are looking forward to being involved in the planting and artworks.

In 2002 Artemis won a competition to exhibit at the Inaugural International Festival of the Gardens at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire. Based on ‘Ideas to Steal’ this 3 month long ground breaking event was inspired by the ‘Festival International des Jardins’ at Chaumont-sur-Loire in France and ‘Les Jardin de Metis’ in Canada. It offered landscape […]

This is a large evolving family garden which incorporates mixed circulation areas for play, entertaining, planting combinations and experimentation, vegetable growing and recycling. The garden has developed over a period of 20 years from a tired, run down Lock Keeper’s cottage garden to an exciting outdoor space which gives Sally the chance to experiment with […]