| Vialii
Garden Design was launched in 2007 by Michael Burt and Jill Barnes as
a sister company of Vialii Garden Services (trading as Wee County
Gardening
at the time). Michael and Jill felt there was a gap in the market for
good quality garden design which could then be built by the same
company, ensuring the garden remains true to the vision. Since
launching, VGD have designed an array of gardens from large sprawling
gardens in the country to modest back yards in the suburbs.Vialii
Garden Design has been featured in Scottish Homes & Interiors
magazine (March 2009) where they highlighted the benefits of good
garden designand have featured regularly in the Bridge of Allan Times in recent years.
Michael and
Jill married in their own garden in September 2010. They both
love visiting gardens in their spare time - to read about their
favourite gardens click here. |
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Primula
Vialii |
Michael Burt
Michael's background
is as a Structural Engineer but he decided to take the leap into
running his own business in 2006. Already a keen gardener, Michael
decided to make his hobby a full time business and launched Wee County
Gardening. WCG quickly became an established and trusted brand
providing garden maintenance and landscaping services throughout the
central belt. With his structural background, eye for design and rarely
used artistic
skills, a move into garden design was an obvious expansion for the
business. When
Michael and Jill moved to Bridge of Allan in summer 2008, they decided
to rebrand Wee County Gardening as Vialii Garden Services and bring it
in line with the Vialii Garden Design brand.
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| Michael
is a keen organic
gardener and loves pottering about their veg patch. He is a member of the RHS. |
Michael at the Chelsea
Flower Show |
You can contact Michael at michael@vialiigardendesign.co.uk
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Jill Burt MA, Dip
Garden Design
Jill
has worked in Retail all her working life and continues to be Head of
Buying and Merchandising for Historic Scotland. She discovered a love
of gardening in 2003 when she got her first garden. Not knowing the
first thing to do with the garden, Jill embarked on a Diploma in Garden
Design and her love of gardening grew from there. Jill works closely
with Michael on all designs, meeting clients
and developing ideas. Her love of plants suits pulling planting plans
together and creating care sheets to ensure clients have everything
they need to look after their new garden. Jill is a Friend of
the Society of Garden Designers. |
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| Jill
has a love of animals and is always keen to attract wildlife into the
garden and has introduced a "canal" water feature, log piles, wildlife
friendly planting and a shed with a living roof into their own
garden. |
Jill in the Nitobe
Memorial Garden, UBC, Vancouver |
| You
can contact Jill at jill@vialiigardendesign.co.uk |
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| We
believe strongly in good quality, reliable service and strive to keep
all our clients happy. To this end, Vialii has signed up to the
Voluntary Landscaping & Garden Charter. To read more about our
commitment to good service and about the Charter click here. |