Gardener’s Delight

Set in a village location in south Oxfordshire, our clients had a number of requirements to be fulfilled.  A new dining and entertaining terrace next to the house was built.  Access from the house, including the kitchen, allowed for a seamless transition from house to garden. A path leads off from the terrace where a bench placed on it's own small terrace, surrounded by seasonal pots, sits beneath a silver birch tree.  A rectangular water feature with flowing water provides a calming soundtrack.  

A brick path, leads towards the top of the garden.  Planting runs along the length of the path with evergreen shrubs providing a strong structure and a foil to the herbaceous planting below.  Ornamental grasses weave between.  A colour palette of oranges and purples was repeated throughout the design.  Specimen shrubs and trees complete the overall effect.  

At the end of the path an entertaining terrace is situated with ample space for seating.  Placed to take advantage of afternoon and late evening sunshine - the perfect place to be with family and friends.  When the sun goes down a fire pit will keep the evening chill at bay.  A minimalist pergola, designed by ourselves, provides a sense of enclosure and as a structure for scented climbers to grow up.  Planting around the terrace was chosen to provide privacy, interest and scent.  Specimen trees at the very top of the garden provide shade as well as privacy from being overlooked.  

Hedging conceals and protects a vegetable garden accessed via a topiary arch from the path or from a dedicated path to the other side of the garden.  Raised beds were constructed to grow everything the country kitchen requires.  

At the front of the house the design made allowance for the parking of two cars.  Newly designed planting, drive, and entrance made arrival or departure a pleasurable experience.  Hard landscaping at the front of the property linked to the design at the rear unifying the design as a whole.