Thursday 28 June 2018

Garden Design - Caterham, Surrey

I've just finished designing this contemporary family garden in Caterham, Surrey for a young couple with two children.

 Garden Design, Surrey - Before

Although the garden has to be family and dog friendly the brief was to create a contemporary garden to match the recently refurbished house with its modern extension.  The garden is large and rather bland, but the clients love the space, and privacy.  They gave me a brief that included keeping the vegetable garden, sheds, compost area and greenhouse at the rear of the garden, but integrating them into a more interesting garden.

 Garden Design, Surrey - Visual of water feature

 I divided the garden into distinct zones, without cutting off the clients view down the garden.  I created a new focal point in the vegetable garden through the existing arch.  A piece of sculpture will be chosen to create drama and interest and lead the eye down the garden.

Garden Design, Surrey - Visual of garden towards house

The first zone is a large entertaining terrace that gives a seamless transition from the inside to the outside making it an extension of the house and useable for most of the year.  This area has an outdoor kitchen and a water feature with steel grille and inset glass stepping stones with water cascades down the perimeter walls.  There is plenty of space for a large dining table and outdoor sofas.

Garden Design, Surrey - Visual of new terrace

In the centre of the garden there is a sunken seating area with a sculptural water feature and built-in benches.  This area is surrounded by perennial planting and has pathways leading in from the sides of the gardens with metal arches to match the existing arch into the vegetable area.

Garden Design, Surrey - Visual of sunken seating area through arches

Down the side of the garden there are raised planting areas and others in more shade areas that lead into the lawned area of the garden from a shady perimeter walkway that children can run around to access the existing play area at the bottom of the garden.

Garden Design, Surrey - Visual of sunken seating area

An existing, raised area to one side of the garden has been maintained, but tweaked to fit in with the overall symmetry of the new garden scheme.

If you'd like me to design your perfect garden please get in touch.  You will find all contact details as well as other examples of my work on my Web site.  You can see more of my work on my Facebook page.



Tuesday 26 June 2018

Garden Design - New Projects in Surrey and Berkshire

I'm working hard at the moment and have a number of new projects just coming off my virtual drawing board.  Here is a small sample of some of the more exciting ones.

Garden Design Guildford, Surrey

A small family garden in Guildford, Surrey with a built-in seating area and pergola, a new space for an existing hot tub, a kid friendly play space and a new patio.



Garden Design Swindon, Wiltshire

A very large, sloping garden design in Swindon, Wiltshire with an outdoor kitchen, a large terrace wrapping round the house, a grand front driveway and entrance and smaller, more intimate seating areas adjoining the new house.



Garden Design Hindhead, Surrey 

A fabulous contemporary garden design in Hindhead, Surrey for a modern new build house on a very steep slope.  The garden has a full outdoor kitchen, a steel pergola, a gorgeous moon-gate seat, a hot tub terrace with a water cascade.  The garden incorporates a large garden room with a kitchen and bathroom.


Garden Design Esher, Surrey

A contemporary sloping family garden design in Esher, Surrey with a bespoke water feature, a large new terrace that curves around the house, new terraced planting levels and a large, family friendly lawn.


All my work is presented in 3-D so that clients can see exactly what the finished garden design will look like.

If you would like help creating your new garden please get in touch by visiting my Web site, and don't forget to check out my work on Facebook and Google+ and Houzz - all links from the Home page on my Web site.