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Small Town Garden

The Brief The client wanted a calm garden with some lawn, two seating areas and for the planting to include ornamental grasses. The picture sequence on the right shows the original back garden a design sketch the final garden shortly after planting. Without flash you see a sketch of the garden
The Design The design clothes the walls, fence and outhouse in square trellis. This disguises these unsightly elements, while giving the garden a sense of unity and enclosure. Rather than seeing the neighbour`s houses crowing in, ones eyes are kept within the garden. Once the trellis is clothed in climbers, this effect will only get stronger.
Shortly after planting	The use of a circular lawn and semi circular patio provides a strong base structure. The view from the dining room window is that of a stylish garden, augmented with careful planting for year round interest. This includes evergreen ferns and golden variegated grasses. To enhance the feeling of quite calm, the plan includes using candles in the evening picking out the curve of the lawn with lanterns on tall spikes.
The garden before	After planting, looking towards the house
The outhouse was altered to provide access for the wheelie bin, thus the bin has disappeared from view, replaced with intriguing garden gates.The best answers to design problems are simple ones, the skill is putting the elements together in such a way that both house and garden are enhanced.

The Brief