A small section of the garden plan -
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This recently built house has been successfully integrated into its rural setting. Mixed shrubs, grasses and perennials spill over surrounding retaining walls, and steps lead up to an extensive meadow of grasses and wildflowers with mown grass paths.
View from the house, across the terrace to the meadow
The house in its setting
Retaining walls overflow with plants
An informal pond, with Irish Yews providing a touch of formality
Texture, colour, pattern and rhythm working together
Drifts of aromatic planting enhance the informal character of stone paving, setts and gravel across a wide terrace.
Autumn
Drifts of planting across areas of gravel and paving
The surrounding stone walls of this part of the garden provide a sheltered, peaceful location for an informal mix of herbs and other fragrant plants. The random layout of widely spaced paving and gravel is the perfect setting for this casual mix of plants that enjoy the space to sprawl, tumble and weave.
A concealed archway entrance
Drifts of herbs and other fragrant plants are integrated across the paving