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A family garden
This garden will screen the neighbouring houses and create a cosy wooland seating area in the process. There are views
over open countryside, plenty of lawn for children to play and a raised bed to grow herbs. There are a selection of perennials
and shrubs that are easy to maintain but provide colour and a variety of shapes and textures for almost all the year.
Over two or three years the plants will grow and fill the generously sized borders. A curved path leads from the deck
to the woodland sitting area.
Garden
on steep slope facing north
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| Dining terrace during construction |
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| Side garden shortly after planting |
The client wanted to be able to park
a car in front of the house. She wanted to be able to plant sun-loving plants that she couldn't plant in her back garden.
As far as possible, existing materials were re-used.
The client is a skilled gardener and will be planting the garden herself during
this season. Low plants will be used in the parking space in front of the house. Taller grasses and perennials will be planted
in the gravel spaces inside the curves of the setts. The front wall was replaced by a bespoke oak fence. The straight drive
and curves of the parking space are held together by a single large circle of setts that unites the garden.
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| The new garden built and ready for the client to plant |
Some client comments:
'Thank you for all your hard work so far - I hope I have managed to convey how much we appreciate it and how impressed
we were with the service you have given' Mr & Mrs Bithrey,
Bedfordshire
'Stephen impressed me with his ability to listen to my needs and then interpret them into a design that is creative
and practical to implement. I have no hesitation in recommending him.' Ms Chapman, North Yorkshire
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