We've talked before about how a small amount of regular upkeep will make all the difference to a living wall. On a day-to-day basis, a well-designed vertical garden needs little or no attention apart from the admiring glances it's sure to receive. In terms of watering, it takes care of...
As we reach the end of summer and move into autumn, vegetable gardeners are enjoying their harvest. It seems the ideal moment to share news with you of a recent job. One of our recent irrigation clients wanted sprinklers to water vegetables in raised beds. You can see how we...
Worried about access to your garden? No back gate or side access from the front? Have you discounted the possibility of getting an irrigation system installed as a result? Don't do that! Irrigation for gardens without access is possible. Our specially-designed equipment means we can still fit a system in...
As a forward-looking company, we like to keep on top of new ideas in vertical gardening. One of the biggest current trends is the use of living walls in contemporary kitchen design. We recently worked on a job near Bedford where the client wanted an interior living wall in her...
It's nearly the end of August, so it's time for us to show you another twentieth-century flower painting. This month, we're sharing Black Flowers by Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein is a Pop Art master. He's best known for his paintings in the style of magnified comic strip illustrations. These include very...
It's nearly the end of August, so it's time for us to show you another twentieth-century flower painting. This month, we're sharing Black Flowers by Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein is a Pop Art master. He's best known for his paintings in the style of magnified comic strip illustrations. These include very...
We can be part of a larger team Often our work involves designing an irrigation system to suit an established garden. However, sometimes we're called in at the planning stage, either when the garden hasn't been constructed yet or when it's being given a total redesign. When this happens, it's likely...
Today we want to share a recent job we did involving a living wall with a drainage gutter. It's not normally something that's necessary, but read on to find out why we needed a gutter for this green wall in Battersea. The PlantBox system At Rosewood, we use the PlantBox system to...
British birds are declining Sadly, there are nearly 70 bird species now on the UK conservation status red list. This means that the relevant organisations consider them under the greatest level of threat. Some of the red-list species are globally endangered. Others have suffered more than a 50% decline in the...
Rosewood designs irrigation systems for many kinds of garden. One might consist of a few pots on a balcony, so that it requires only a single irrigation zone. On the other hand, a medium-sized garden with a lawn and several borders needs a number of zones. And a huge garden...