A multi-functional, terraced, medium sized family garden. Contemporary in style.
Location: Leybourne Road, Leytonstone E11
Medium sized back garden 200 sq m
Consultation and Brief: The client had previously cleared the garden and it had been unused for some time.
The access through the house was going to be tricky and ultimately this would determine some of the design decisions from the outset.
A slope through the garden also dictated the direction that the design would take.The logistics of both the access and the levels in this outdoor space meant that compromises had to be made if the project was going to come in on budget.
Garden Design Implementation:
The sloped garden was terraced into three distinct areas.
A ground level dining/seating patio area closest to the house and kitchen was built with steps leading up to a central lawn. The seating area comprised of bespoke, Kebony benches with integral storage. The ground level patio was laid with porcelain tiles and the retaining beds and steps were clad in sandstone.
On the first level raised sleeper beds were built around the lawn and planted with evergreen, low maintenance planting.
The second level consisted of a raised Kebony sundeck and oak sleeper retaining beds planted with three Silver birch trees for privacy. The trees were underplanted with low maintenance planting. It was an extremely hot time of the year during the build so the team had to work under tents and take plenty of water breaks. The outcome was a great success.
Materials:
Porcelain tiles, sandstone, Kebony decking, oak sleepers, Larch screening, Hunza lighting and micro-drip irrigation system.
Planting:
Trees: Betula utillis var. jacquemontii
Shrubs and Climbers: Hydrangea ‘Bombshell’, Pittosporum ‘Golf Ball’, Lavandula angustifolia ‘Alba’, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Lonicera periclymenum, Hydrangea anomala.
Perennials: Agastache, Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’, Sanguisorba officinalis, Heuchera ‘Lime Rickey’, Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’, Liriope ‘Munroe White’
Location: Leybourne Road, Leytonstone E11
Medium sized back garden 200 sq m
Consultation and Brief: The client had previously cleared the garden and it had been unused for some time.
The access through the house was going to be tricky and ultimately this would determine some of the design decisions from the outset.
A slope through the garden also dictated the direction that the design would take.The logistics of both the access and the levels in this outdoor space meant that compromises had to be made if the project was going to come in on budget.
Garden Design Implementation:
The sloped garden was terraced into three distinct areas.
A ground level dining/seating patio area closest to the house and kitchen was built with steps leading up to a central lawn. The seating area comprised of bespoke, Kebony benches with integral storage. The ground level patio was laid with porcelain tiles and the retaining beds and steps were clad in sandstone.
On the first level raised sleeper beds were built around the lawn and planted with evergreen, low maintenance planting.
The second level consisted of a raised Kebony sundeck and oak sleeper retaining beds planted with three Silver birch trees for privacy. The trees were underplanted with low maintenance planting. It was an extremely hot time of the year during the build so the team had to work under tents and take plenty of water breaks. The outcome was a great success.
Materials:
Porcelain tiles, sandstone, Kebony decking, oak sleepers, Larch screening, Hunza lighting and micro-drip irrigation system.
Planting:
Trees: Betula utillis var. jacquemontii
Shrubs and Climbers: Hydrangea ‘Bombshell’, Pittosporum ‘Golf Ball’, Lavandula angustifolia ‘Alba’, Trachelospermum jasminoides, Lonicera periclymenum, Hydrangea anomala.
Perennials: Agastache, Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’, Sanguisorba officinalis, Heuchera ‘Lime Rickey’, Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’, Liriope ‘Munroe White’
“We enjoyed working with Seb and his whole team on totally redoing our garden. It looks wonderful and the quality of their work is first rate. Couldn’t recommend them enough.”
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