The Brief
In enhancing this established garden it was important to integrate my design with the large stone house and an oriental pagoda, both strong existing elements in the garden. The client also had a large, “terracotta army” statue to place somewhere in the garden
- the view as work began
- the steps under construction
- the steps after construction
Without flash you see the finished steps
The work in progress
The extension to the house reduced the space between the oriental pagoda and the original building, resulting in a steep change in level between the two. The steps (avoiding some awkwardly placed manholes) open out in two directions, the first towards the pagoda, the second towards the garden. A path runs from these steps beyond the pagoda to the area with the soak-away.
The pagoda is a strong element in the existing garden
To the eye the house, steps, pagoda and statue now form a pleasing triangle of elements linked both by paths and their oriental style planting.
The soak away problem
Almost finished
The soak-away was hidden beneath a second cobble flow (upon which the statue will rest) it will also be overhung with the branches of a Viburnum plicatum ‘Marresii’ and an Acer palmatum dissectum.