The latest news from the Arbworx team.
Recommend a Friend!
If you know someone who would benefit from a touch of the Arbworx magic in their garden this winter then send them our way. All recommendations resulting in confirmed business will be entered into a prize draw for a bottle of the Bookers Vineyard award winning Sirius Rosé Sparkling Wine.
David Harber Sundials
In the 15 years since he founded his company, David Harber’s work has found favour in private and corporate settings from Dubai to Chicago to Scotland. His award-winning sundials deftly symbolize the marriage of art and science, and his designs for sculptures and water features are now gracing many private gardens and public spaces. Fascinated by the use of shadows, David incorporates light, water and reflections to create surprising and delightful illusions. Each commission is made using only the finest quality materials and craftsmanship and each piece can also be personalised.
Email: sales@davidharber.com
Telephone: +44 (0)1235 859300
Website: www.davidharbersundials.co.uk
Address: Blewburton Barns, Hagbourne Road, Aston Upthorne, Oxon, OX11 9EE
Handspring Design Ltd
Unique wooden structures, seating and sculpture to grace any garden…The designer-makers at Handspring individually craft each one of their elegant structures from home grown, sustainably sourced oak and other durable native timbers. The distinctive designs are inspired by natural forms and can be personalised to suit your needs with roofing options and solar lighting features. Handspring also welcomes one-off commissions and will design, make and install structures, seating and sculptural pieces that will work with your garden.
Email: structures@handspringdesign.co.uk
Telephone: 0114 221 7785 / 07887 931106
Website: www.handspringdesign.co.uk
Address: Ecclesall Woods Sawmill, Abbey Lane, Sheffield, S7 2QZ
Myburgh Designs
This year sees Myburgh Designs launching their new Lily swing which takes its inspiration from the stargazer lily’s gentle and graceful curves, the Lily swing has a truly feminine form.
They may not be able to bring to you the sweet scent of freshly mown grass, the trickle of babbling brooks or the creaking of their swings swaying off a great oak, but … you get the picture! These are just a few of the things that sum up the ambience their work can create. Admired from a distance or cherished from within, wander through their website and enjoy.
Email: caroline@myburghdesigns.com
Telephone: 01420 588008 / 07817 129859
Website: www.myburghdesigns.com
Address: Manor House, Upper Farringdon, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3EG
Art in the garden conjures up visions of concrete Venus De Milos and birdbaths, but maybe now’s the time for a rethink. Over recent years art has become exciting and affordable to all, and the market for art in the garden is positively awash with accessories and objets d’art designed to improve your outside space and that’s without mentioning gnomes!
Why is adding art to your garden a good thing? A good piece of art can dramatically transform an otherwise uninteresting space by simply providing a focal point and a discussion topic. Placed correctly it can divert the eye away from a bad view by focusing on the work instead.
A piece of sculpture is not the only way to introduce art into the garden; courtyards can easily be used as outdoor galleries. Many companies now produce waterproof canvases to hang on your walls, everything from the Mona Lisa to your wedding pictures!
Space is at a premium for most of us, so try to think of art work that is multi-functional. Use that quiet seating area as a focal point for the garden by painting a bench with a strong colour. Red works well as it’s the complementary colour to green; they bring out the best in each other, try white for the classic clean and crisp look, or go for black gloss which always looks spectacular against paler green foliage.
(Thanks to The English Garden)
