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Garden 13
This garden was created for a busy couple who's awkward sloped garden made the grass difficult to mow and keep tidy. We dug out the garden to create 2 levels using natural stone paving and antique brick to make the patio areas with a small simple water feature to the upper patio. The planting is through a membrane covered with a gravel mulch to keep maintenance to a minimum.
Garden 12
A profession couple with children (and a dog) picked this design for their modern detached house. The lawn was small and muddy and didn't provide a reasonable place to sit. The newly constructed conservatory created an awkward change in levels. We designed the oval themed garden to give privacy and intimate seating areas, contrasting paving was cut into ovals which intersect to provide interest. The black limestone oval carrys on the theme from the black tiled steel sunken pool. A ribbon of water comes from a chute in the wall. The stainless steel water feature was constructed by Hallam Site services of Sheffield (0114 2757090). The raised patio to the rear of the garden is made from new railway sleepers which were cut into an oval supported on a stainless steel collar, the curved wall provides privacy and light from steel downlighters. The aubergene colour gives a striking contrast against the green foliage.
Garden 14
We built this archway to provide a focal point in this cottage garden.
Garden 15
This garden sloped steeply away from the cottage. The garden was terraced using railway sleepers and sandstone paving to create usable seating areas. Local builder Derek Burgess built the deck that links the bedroom french windows to the raised garden.
Garden 10
Grey slate garden. This garden was created with a different approach to decking. Two decks were made with new railway sleepers that were cut to shape and shotblasted to give a driftwood appearance. A stream runs to the side of the larger deck, which blends in to the green slate mulch. The clients cat Coco, seems to approve!
Garden 16
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Garden 11
This was a garden where not much grew (only moss in the lawn) due to the water table being high. To make good use of the generous size of the plot we built a new garden diagonally with interesting shaped raised beds and hidden seating area and vegetable plot. This is a picture of the garden one year on from construction and planting, where you can see it has flourished well. However, we notice there aren't many vegetables growing in the vegetable plot Russell!
Garden 9
This garden was wide and shallow. To give the impression of depth the raised seating area was built at 45 degrees using reclaimed railway sleepers. A pergola gives some privacy form the neighbours.
Garden 8
Sometimes a front garden is sacrificed to make way for parking a car. Why not have both? This garden was contructed strong enough to take the weight of a car, but still be an attractive small garden when not in use.
Garden 7
This garden was constructed for a semi retired couple. The lawn was replaced by brick edged paving to create several seating areas, and also provide a race track for their grandchildren!
Garden 6
A young couple commissioned this garden, we designed in around their busy lifestyle as they both worked long hours. The circular lawn is surrounded by a reclaimed brick edging for ease of mowing and a stone patio created on two sides so sunbathing could be extended into early evening. The garden was a suntrap so a summerhouse was built to give a shady corner to sit. Lavenders and herbs were planted to give an aromatic feel.
Garden 5
This garden was created for someone who worked long shifts and therefore did not wish to spend all his spare time keeping the garden in check. The Clay cobbles and blue engineering bricks were used to blend in with the red brick and blue slate this victorian terrace was constructed from.
Garden 3
Front garden
Garden 1
This garden was a mud bath when we arrived. Builders rubble and rubbish was strewn across the site and light was excluded due to some over grown conifers. We removed the conifers and rubbish and planned the garden around the busy family. The result was a scented low maintenance garden. Lavendars were planted near the twisted railway sleeper path which would be brush against when walking past. Culinary and aromatic herbs where positioned near the kitchen window.