FRLA is a design practice that specialises in providing master-planning, landscape architecture and heritage services to heritage attractions, botanic gardens, private estates and gardens.
What We Do
Master-planning
The creation of a single plan that brings together the multiple aspects required for a visitor attraction or estate to function well is a challenge that we relish.
Landscape Architecture
Playgrounds, parterres, planting schemes, car parks, roof gardens etc. Our landscape design work covers a variety of situations and scales.
Heritage
We are experienced in working with heritage sites and understand the sensitivities that come with them. We enjoy designing for the future in a way that acknowledges the past.
Interpretation
We are experienced in finding innovative and engaging ways to tell the stories associated with a site, embodying them within the design of the space.
News
Chequers: The Evolution of a Garden
We are delighted to share that James Furse-Roberts has authored a major new paper titled "Chequers: The Evolution of a Garden", featured in the latest issue of Garden History, the official journal of The Gardens Trust. The paper offers a…
GPS Tracking Survey
FRLA has been working with the Royal Horticultural Society to better understand how their visitors use their RHS Wisley garden. We devised a survey methodology that comprises of entry and exit interviews that are linked to spatial data from GPS…
Guide to Botanic Garden Creation
Just released – “Botanic Garden Creation: From Idea to Realisation” is a booklet by James Furse-Roberts that looks at the process of master-planning for botanical gardens. It is available free from here as a pdf or as a hard copy…
Google Correlate Botanic Garden Visitor Patterns
Using Google Correlate data for the search term ‘botanic garden’, or native tongue equivalent, the charts below were created showing the percentage difference in monthly search frequency. If the frequency of searches is directly related to the frequency of botanic…