The garden before work started was dominated by a poor quality lawn. It had no planting borders and was enclosed by huge overgrown hedges of diseased Escallonia and blocky conifers.
The client wanted a good quality lawn, with new areas of interest through planting, and paving, with some sculptural features.
The garden cleared and areas being defined....
A sculptural circular seat/viewing platform to make the sea views more accessible...with inbuilt slate steps.
The tumbled granite sett edging for the borders, with the new sculptural fencing behind framing and screening the garden....
Steel edging for the lawn to give a crisp, clean and contemporary look....
The plants going in....
The finished lawn is a half circle and maximises the space in this long elongated garden....
A patio of slate crazy paving works well with the sculptural timber and organic curving lines of the borders and lawn.....
The stone faced viewing platform/seat is enclosed by a curving sculptural screen of spaced timber uprights,
with planting in front...
The planting is a mix of Mediterranean and coastal planting in the hot and sunny borders...
with some soft woodland style planting for the bank and borders in the shade of the wooded area behind the garden.
This area is now a fantastic sunny space for relaxing or entertaining, surrounded by beautiful and vibrant planting. I can't wait to see how the borders develop over the summer - more photos to follow progress later in the season.....
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