Elwood Landscape Design

Louise returns to bring the ELD team to full strength

Louise Wiseman, a highly valued member of the Elwood Landscape Design team, and her husband Dan celebrated the birth of their first child Roan, in may 2009.

 After eight months of maternity leave, louise Has decided to return to her post at the dynamic, Stowmarket based, Chartered Landscape Architects where she has beepart of the ELD team, since 2005.

 Louise has always used her considerable talents to good use within this innovative company, applying her thorough understanding of NHBC requirements and plant knowledge, to ensure that each ELD planting design is different and exciting, yet avoiding any building or foundation impacts.

ELD Managing Director, Ruth Elwood said 'Louise's return now completes the ELD team and together, with our recent recruit Abby Jones, we are up and running at full speed ahead, ready for new projects and the challenges of 2010.

St. Nicholas Hospice benefits from ELD's £1000 top prize

Terry Ball of Bury St. Edmunds based solicitors, Kester Cunningham John, has donated his £1000 prize of free Elwood Landscape Design consultancy time, won by Terry at ELD's 10th Anniversary party, to the charity St. Nicholas Hospice Care, in Bury St. Edmunds.

Areas to be reviewed by ELD, Stowmarket based Chartered Landscape Architects, include the overall grounds layout, materials and features within the recreational spaces around the building and access and furniture throughout the protected woodland.

 The Hospice's Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Gale said, 'We are thrilled with the donation and have already put it to good use.  ELD is currently preparing drawings and cost estimates for a major funding bid to significantly improve the grounds for patients around the Hospice.  We are very excited about the proposals so far.'

If the hospice is successful in their bid ELD will be appointed to formally prepare detailed design plans for planning approval and construction, to permit the works to go ahead within the agreed budget.

ELD's Managing Director, Ruth Elwood added, 'The Hospice provides an invaluable service to people with terminal and life threatening illnesses and their families.  The improvements to the grounds will significantly enhance their external environment and we are very pleased that we can contribute to this most worthy cause.'

The fundraising contact number for St Nicholas Hospice Care is 01284 747624, and their website is; www.stnicholashospice.org.uk

Honouring the Brief

'Honouring the Brief'. To see more go to our web site page http://www.e-l-d.co.uk/news/PR-SuffolkGroupJournal.htmAt the Trinity Park seminar in November 2009, titled 'Gardens Beyond The Drawing Board', ELD presented a trade stand where we held a prize draw for a free garden consultation.  Sue Burton was the lucky winner. Ruth Elwood visited her at home near Rattlesden one grey winter's day for the consultation. Sue was so impressed with Ruth's enthusiasm and overflowing ideas for her garden during the consultation, that she was inspired to write an article for the 'Suffolk Group Journal'.  This has been released in the spring 2010 edition, under the title

The Suffolk Plant Journal is produced by Plant Heritage, the National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG). More information can be found at www.nccpgsuffolk.org

ELD Advert in the Suffolk Business magazine

See the full page advert http://www.e-l-d.co.uk/news/PR-SuffolkBusinessMagFeb10.htm

In the March issue see our editorial outlining our business success in the past year.

September 2009

ELD appoints Abby Jones as Associate Landscape Architect

Suffolk based Chartered Landscape Architects, Elwood Landscape Design, is pleased to announce the appointment of Abby Jones, who joins the ELD team as an Associate Landscape Architect.  In conjunction with Managing Director Ruth Elwood, Abby will be responsible for project and team management, quality control and marketing.

Abby brings a huge wealth of experience in all aspects of landscape design and planning, both in the housebuilding and commercial sectors; managing projects from an initial concept; through the planning system to completion of construction. Currently registered with the Landscape Institute as a mentor, taking candidates through the pathway to Chartership process; Abby also serves as a committee member of the East of England Branch of the Landscape Institute. Abby says, ‘This is a great career opportunity for me to work along side Ruth, whilst also gaining valuable experience within a vibrant, forward thinking Practice, as Elwood Landscape Design has a really exciting client portfolio and range of work’.  Read more about Abby in the East Anglian Daily Times and Suffolk Business on our web site page  http://www.e-l-d.co.uk/news/PR-AbbyHired0909.htm

BBC Suffolk:  Ruth talks with Lesley Dolphin

Ruth talks about her career path from childhood to riding out the current recession. 

It was an informal chat that discussed ELD's scope of work and clients, what a landscape architect does and how ELD is able to maintain a high profile during these economically challenging times. To see pictures from the radio show go to our web site page http://www.e-l-d.co.uk/news/PR-BBCRadio0909.htm

Ruth Elwood, Director of Elwood Landscape Design, spoke with BBC Radio Suffolk's Lesley Dolphin.