large rural new build garden
- professional couple commissioned garden & planting design for poorly drained sloping 1/3 acre garden (2013/2014)
- informal traditional garden preferred; clients are keen gardeners
- problems with standing, seeping & flowing water, linked to compacted soil, underground springs & run-off from field on rear boundary; road noise & wind tunnel effects also troublesome
- design to accomodate existing deck & shared Bio-disk sewage plant
- construction over 13 weeks in winter; wet areas identified & drainage solutions implemented
- natural stone retaining walls flow along existing contour lines; generous planting areas within garden & on boundaries
- high & low lawns linked by wide, sloping grass path,
- formal front garden provides attractive views from house & on arrival
- summerhouse in top corner of garden for longer seasonal use
- shrubs, small ornamental trees & herbacous perennials choosen to suit different areas (sunny & free draining; damp & shady; exposed to wind) using a restriced colour palette: pink, blue, purple & white)
- garden constructed by www.karegardens.com
“Belinda helped us turn our fairly vague thoughts on what we wanted for our garden into a clear plan and helped us through the potentially tricky part of making sure we had the right contractors to do the hard landscaping on a demanding site. The planting plans were beautifully presented and the planting itself was brilliantly organised. The garden we now have is a joy which we could not have realised without Belinda’s help and sound professional advice.”
