Project
To create a modern stylish low maintenance urban garden for relaxing and entertaining. Key was to turn this long narrow garden into a useable space that encourages the clients to use and enjoy the entire space.
Client Brief
Key requirements:
- Sizeable lawn area for the children to use
- Multiple seating areas
- Main terrace area by house
- Small terrace in front of tree to enjoy the late afternoon sun
- Small terrace in front of new cedar clad office at rear of garden
- Create a destination seating area
- Path from house down to the office
- Simple water feature
- Unifying of the boundaries
- Trachycarpus and apple tree to be retained
- Planting to have a tropical feel
- Planters to go some vegetables
- Lighting throughout the garden