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 herb and vegetable planters with rose bed behind
CorTen water feature tucked into lush 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
Fine lawn to rear of house surrounded by lush planting including Hydrangeas and Verbena
Front garden lighting within lavender hedge and 'lollipop' topiary
Hydrangea Annabelle, Anemanthele lessoniana with Geraniums and Hebes give spectacular display in late summer
Herbaceous planting with Geraniums and grasses, with ferns in shadier spots