Project Maroondah: Feering, Colchester
Project Maroondah, a medium sized ‘no lawn’ design with shingle pathways, sandstone patio’s, an oak raised hammock area and natural planting.
Key facts
BUDGET: £30-35k
LOCATION: Feering, Essex
DATE BUILT: March 2024
SIZE: 225m2 (15x15m)
TIME TO BUILD: 10 days
Design, build and plant project with aftercare services.
Design brief
A contemporary garden that is gentle and paired back.
A place for wildlife and people to rest and relax in.
Shady and sunny positions with retained views across farmland.
Height and interest with dappled greenery help the garden feel more private from neighbouring property.
The no-lawn scheme and a lower maintenance garden.
Capable of handling winter wet.
Project overview
HARD LANDSCAPING: Hard landscaping features two sandstone patio's, drainage, a pergola, slatted fencing, shingle pathways edged in corten steel, raised oak seating area with hammock, garden shed, log store, corten steel planters.
SOFT LANDSCAPING: Minimal colour, with shades of green as the main focus. The evergreen grasses, ferns and iris provide an undulating movement of green in the breeze. The damper parts of the garden have rodgersia, carex and hakonechola mackra. The heeding is in hornbeam for a crisp frame. There are multiple trees in varying heights for dappled shade.
