After previously designing and building a contemporary back garden for this client she asked me to do the front garden. With a totally different look this time. She had in mind something that is wildlife friendly. And came to me with a picture of a dry garden she found in a magazine. Other than that had no idea what to include in it. She didn’t want a plan producing but asked me to think about it and come back with ideas.
The client wanted to revive there garden and add a new sitting area in the garden that would get the sun in the day right through to evening. So with this in mind they asked me to design the garden for them. As you see from the design I added new paving to the area already used as the patio.
The client was tired of how messy her front garden looked. She wanted 2 different types of gravel with minimal easy maintenance planting, so the old garden was cleared away. We kept the two conifers in the corner and gave them a nice trim.
After previously landscaping a lot of the garden the client decided it was time the patio was updated from the tired old paving. So we designed and laid the new paving out of large Indian stone, with even more room for planting.
The clients recently moved into the house but the garden had been neglected for some time. They had no idea what, if anything, could be done with a small space…
The client was sick of how featureless and boring the back garden looked. But wasn’t sure what to do with it but definitely wanted something interesting done to the large bank side. Including a water feature. And wanted a contemporary look.
The clients garden backs onto the river trent. Unfortunately the bank side was looking a bit scruffy and access was getting difficult. So the solution was to build up some terracing using inverted sleepers to get some nice curves. Gentle steps were then added to make the access easier. The idea is to slowly progress along the bank side.
The client had an old pond and waterfall that leaked, surrounded with vey old and tired paving. As they loved sitting watching their fish, they really felt it badly needed renovating. So with not going away because of the Coronavirus epidemic, they wanted to spend the money making the pond area a nice place to enjoy for summer.
The client wanted to move his hot tub next to his shed but the existing decking was too weak to take the weight. He also wanted it covered with a gazebo for all weather use. The client wanted Indian stone to match existing pathways, so we laid the patio with Raj Green Indian stone. We then erected a gazebo over it ready house the hot tub.
The client felt the front of her house was looking a bit tired. Not much ever grew well due to shady north facing aspect, so we cleaned out the old bed and added fresh soil and rocks. We then planted up with shade loving plants. For a dramatic look we added three tree ferns and under planted with evergreen ferns for all year round interest.