Modern Arts and Craft Garden

Lush planting around the CorTen steel water table, including hebe, geraniums, verbena ad ornamental grasses

Plant driven landscape design

Practicality and beauty

This house was built on such a steep slope that much of the garden was rendered unusable except for a small area outside the conservatory. Utilising features such as brick retaining walls and reclaimed granite kerbs for steps, we opened up and made accessible all areas of the property.

Planting was chosen to be lush and green with a restricted flower palette of lavender, blues and white. Geranium Rozanne, Anemone Honerine Jobert and Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle are particularly happy in this garden.

Constructed by Graduate Landscapes Ltd, Liphook, Hants

Cropped granite kerb stones in radial pattern used as steps through steep grass slope
Raised vegetable beds near the kitchen door for a bit of garden to plate growing
CorTen water table tucked into planting gives relaxing sound on rear terrace
Strong geometry of paving, pergola and pleached trees softened with herbaceous planting
Large format slate paving slabs and chunky oak pergola create an intimate dining space. White flowers of Anemone Honerine Jobert stand out in late summer
Brick retaining wall creates more usable space while planting above and below softens the hard landscape
Lawn wraps around house and links rear terrace and dining area. Verbena bonariensis gives ethereal quality to the borders
Front garden lighting within lavender hedge
Hydrangea Annabelle, Anemanthele lessoniana with Geraniums and Hebes give spectacular display in late summer
Geranium Rozanne and Anemanthele lessoniana (Pheasant's Tail Grass) add colour and movement around the lawn, with ferns and Viburnums in shadier spots