Traditional cottage garden
This garden is sloped and terraced over three levels with an existing summerhouse, which the client wanted to keep.
The new design needed to include some lawn, a shed and provision for grow-your-own gardening. The client also wanted to make the most of the sunniest areas of the garden and retain access to the woods to the rear.
A patio laid with porcelain paving interspersed with large cobbles fills the area adjoining the house, stretching from the back door out towards the rear of the space.
The main seating area is on the right hand side, in the location of the existing shed. We installed a wrought iron pergola structure overhead to provide intimacy and shade.
We levelled the patio area to create a continuous terrace, with a single level change in the centre of the garden.
The centre of the garden is laid with lawn, and features a small water feature separating the patio from the grass area. Planting beds run around the edge of the space.
The rear raised section of the garden is paved with a mixture of porcelain planks, cobbles mulch and groundcover planting. A small patio outside the summer house provides a space for alfresco dining and entertaining.
Planting is a mixture of evergreen and herbaceous perennials following a colour scheme of soft pinks, purples and lime green.