Like many new houses that the builders have left, the garden needed some attention. This particular garden was overlooked by the neighbours windows and had two garages dominating the plot, the soil levels were way out and the garden felt very boxed in. With all this in mind we wanted to create a garden that would alleviate all the challenges. The design took all this into account, by adding a strategic placed pergola, large trees and shrubs a raised lawn, extended patio, and a path to match.
Our first job was to strengthen the fence and put more feather edge boards to make good the ugly rails, next we moved the soil around to create areas that were level and that would allow water to drain away freely. We managed to source the Marshalls paving that was used when the house was built and edged it with a tumbled block paviors to define the seating area. The pathway we put in is edged with metal edging, and compacted golden self binding Bredon gravel (which has the royal warrant of approval and is used at many national trust houses throughout the UK) to compliment the paving. Self binding gravel has the advantages of being porous, but also offers a solid base to walk on without the gravel being scattered everywhere.
The bespoke Z shaped pergola gives height to the garden but also disguised the garage. We strategically positioned the following planting in the foreground; Garrya ellptica, Magnolia, Budleja and Abellia grandiflora. These beauties are evergreen and will provide all year round interest, not only that, but also, these will eventually grow and create an oasis. The view from the patio window entices the visitor to explore the plant oasis, and leads onto a further journey of discovery of the garden via either the pergola or the gravel path.
