Ket stats: Back garden design and careful build insertion to compliment existing structures (patio, decking and footpath). Key services were small garden ideas and garden landscaping. This garden is located in Colchester, Essex and was built in March 2023.
Ideas for gardens summary: This garden is a purple haze of interest in a small garden with contemporary black boundaries and privacy at its heart.
Summary design rationale:
Design
Contemporary aesthetic with curves and asymmetric shapes, subtle colour improved the lawn areas and developed an improved garden design impact. Numerous important viewpoints from the house benefited from increased planted medium to beautify the dull garden landscaping outlook.
Hard landscaping
Replace and reduce the existing lawn purely to accommodate the rabbit.
Contemporary corten steel lawn edging used in the form of and lawn/ self binding gravel edging (and a fern sculpture).
The raised bed retaining wall was replaced with sleepers.
A more modern style of slatted fence panel will be used.
All fences were painted to tie in with the contemporary feel.
Two circular areas of compacted self binding gravel juxtaposed with lawn.
Planting
We installed planting to add height, form, subtle colour, scent, movement and texture.
Planting has a moderate requirement for watering/ enrichment and is a mixture of evergreen and deciduous.
The planting is lower level herbaceous with a hedge and trio of pleached trees for controlled height.
The hedge will be grown to the height of the 6ft fence panel.
There is considerable shade on 1/3 of the garden in winter, so plant varieties are equally happy in shade/ semi-shade.
Overall the energy is relaxed and ‘wafting’ with small pops of subtle colour.
The colour theme has varied greens, purple-greens, mauve and lilac with small pops of purple-black for interest.
Drama comes from the different leaf shape/ foliage movement, and autumn colour interest, as the block planting wafts and melds with neighbouring plants and bees forage for nectar.
Statement king ferns add to the overall aesthetic of cool, yet relaxed, contemporary planting for all the family (and pets) to enjoy.
The garden offers wildlife friendly with herbaceous planting to help bring flying wildlife into the garden to feed on berries and flowers.
Contact Zoe to get your free initial design consultation conversation on 07860283761.
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