Greenbelt Landscape

Greenbelt scoops awards at Southport 2011

greenbelt — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:45:17 +0000

Southport Flower Show 2011

greenbelt — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:48:03 +0000

Greenbelt had another great show at Southport Flower Show 2011

Awards won were:-

BEST IN SHOW LARGE GOLD

CHALLENGE TROPHY

BROCKHOUSE TROPHY FOR THE OVERALL BEST EXHIBIT IN THE SHOW

The Reflect show garden at Holker Garden Festival 2011, was awarded Large Gold and Best Show Garden.

greenbelt — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:12:52 +0000

The Reflect show garden at Holker Garden Festival 2011, was awarded Large Gold and Best Show Garden.

Created by Paul Richards Garden Design and Greenbelt Landscapes to provide a calm stylish space in which to reflect, relax and escape from the stresses of busy life.

Proud winners of the best Show Garden award

Belinda and Matthew Belt and their designer Paul Richards were presented with their prize by Lady Cavendish. Being newcomers to the horticultural show garden arena, Belinda said;

“This is our very first show garden at Holker Hall, we are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded Large Gold as well as the Best in Show Garden”

Inspiration

Inspired by the modernist movement of the 1920′s and 30′s, the design combines simple materials, such as rendered concrete and polished sandstone, with luxurious furniture and sumptuous planting.

Whilst embracing the themes of modernist architecture (which is broadly characterised by simplification of form and subtraction of ornament from the structure and the theme of the building) this is very definitely a garden for the twenty first century.

A large black, still pool provides a calm central feature which reflects the garden’s structures and planting.

A path leads into the garden, through an intimate seating area surrounded by plants, and then, by way of stepping stones into the pavilion. This is inspired by the Barcelona Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 international exposition in Spain.

The pavilion houses two items; a piece of classic 1930′s design, a lounger by Le Corbusier; and a piece of contemporary sculpture by international artist Emma Rodgers

Calm purples and whites add to the relaxing atmosphere

The two objects, although designed more than 80 years apart, demonstrate how modernism still has relevance today.

The sense of calm that water brings to the garden is enhanced by it’s setting, in a very controlled space in which to escape from the hectic nature of modern life, and to relax.

Cool planting

Planting in the Reflect garden is designed to compliment the hard landscaping. Plants have been chosen from a limited colour palette, comprising greens, silvers, purples and white.

Naturalistic cream foxgloves combine with spires of deep purple salvia and soft silvery foliage in the flower beds whilst graceful tall grasses soften the hard structures and add gentle movement.

These colours add to the sense of coolness and calm, and are all seen at their best in the evening – the time to unwind after a busy day, and reflect – perhaps with a glass of wine.

The designers

Greenbelt Landscapes create predominantly bespoke designed gardens for the discerning clientele. They are a comany which aspires to executing and perfectly re-creating the vision of their clients, landscape architects and garden designers.

They believe that gardens have evolved, to become the lifestyle living spaces of today, for entertaining family and friends as well as being places to relax and escape.

Greenbelt thank Paul Richards Garden Design for his wonderful and inspirational show garden design.

Greenbelt Landscapes to Build Show Garden at the 2011 Holker Garden Festival

greenbelt — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:29:42 +0000

Lancashire based, Greenbelt Landscapes, members of the Association of Professional Landscapers, has been selected as one of the 11 show gardens to compete at the prestigious Holker Garden Festival for the prize of Best Show Garden 2011. This annual festival attracted over 23,000 visitors last year and is a celebration of gardens, countryside, food and crafts and this year will run from 3^rd – 5th June within the grounds of Holker Hall & Gardens in Cumbria.

Greenbelt Landscapes was selected to build one of only 11 show gardens. Sarah Ross, Head of Visitor Services at Holker Hall & Gardens comments: “We strive for clarity and perfection at Holker and thus are extremely selective about whom we pick to create show gardens. Greenbelt Landscapes came highly recommended to us by gardening contemporaries and as members of the Association of Professional Landscapers we can be sure they will meet the highest standards of professionalism. We wish Greenbelt Landscapes every success at their first Holker Garden Festival”

Greenbelt will build the ‘Reflect’ show garden, which was designed by Paul Richards (MSGD) to reflect the way 1920’s/1930’s style is still relevant today. Richards’s comments: “I am delighted to be working with Matthew, Belinda and their team – we can always count on them to deliver meticulous results when dealing with our clients. Whether they are working on a small courtyard or undertaking grand-scale transformations they are always full of enthusiasm and passion.”

The garden will incorporate an ambitious reflective pool with a striking corner pavilion, Le Corbusier chair and hedra fences all set amongst exuberant grasses and perennial planting.

It is the first time that Greenbelt will be involved in this horticultural event, fresh off their Best Newcomer victory at Southport Flower Show.

Greenbelt Managing Director, Matthew Belt comments: “We are absolutely thrilled to be selected to build this ambitious show garden at the Holker Festival. It’s a complex build that requires thorough precision in parts, but we pride ourselves on excellence and are really looking forward to the challenge”.

The three day event will take place from Friday 3rd until Sunday 5th June, with BBC Gardener’s World presenter Carol Klein already confirmed as this years’ special guest, returning for a second year having been extremely popular with visitors in 2010.

Southport Flower Show 2008

greenbelt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:42:52 +0000

Greenbelt Landscapes win the Art in the City which celebrates the Capital of Culture 2008