Garden design Portfolio
Designed to inspire gardeners by showing that an attractive, practical garden doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. A garden that aims to inspire one simple response: “I can do that!”
The garden was awarded Gold and was named Best small show garden.
A practical and achievable garden combining resilient planting, permeable surfaces and wildlife-friendly features designed around the idea that a garden doesn't need a complicated story or theme. The garden received Platinum and was named Best Showcase Garden.
A garden design influenced by the simplicity and calm of Japanese gardens, with carefully considered planting.
A garden designed to provide space for people while also creating habitat and food for wildlife. Awarded Gold and featured on the Gardeners' World TV programme.
My first show garden inspired by the restoration of historic Wingfield Station. The design contrasts the station’s neglected past with its restored future, using wild, naturalistic planting alongside a more contemporary garden. Awarded Silver Merit.
Carleen Osborne Garden Design
Garden Design in the East Midlands.
Derby, Nottingham, Leicester
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