This client wanted to tidy and improve her existing garden, adding features without radically altering the overall layout. A large portion of the lawn was to be retained and a poorly laid patio needed attention. Provision was to be made for a plethora of children's garden toys and a large timber play-frame. The client also wanted to include a large bespoke home office within the design.
The solution retained the existing layout as much as possible. The existing random lay sandstone patio was lifted and re-laid, and a new sandstone pathway created running down the left hand side of the space. A series of tall archways, created from chunky new landscaping poles and installed at intervals along the path, offer a visually imposing feature and guides one's eye down the garden.
The path terminates in a sandstone circle in the centre of which is installed a stainless steel water feature. A sculptural screen, comprising a succession of upright landscaping poles of decreasing heights, encloses the sandstone circle in a semi-circle around its edge. Beyond this area space was left for the installation of a large bespoke garden office (not manufactured or installed by Earth Designs).
An additional bed was created across the back of the space, to create a separate children's play area in the garden in which the client installed a large timber climbing structure. The existing planting was supplemented with a scheme of strong colours chosen for year round interest. Several existing 'sky rocket' conifers were replanted in the bed running across the back of the space to help screen the client's shed and large climbing frame.
The lighting was kept simple, with stainless steel down-lighters on each post of the timber arches and a large number of low voltage spotlights nestled throughout the beds.
