Relaxed, zen garden design…

Chelmsford, Essex, £70k

There were a few of us in the running for this project and we were lucky enough to win the design and build. I’m so pleased we did as Zowie was an absolute dream to work with.

Main features:
• Porcelain Paving
• Composite Decking
• Glass Balustrades
• Artificial turf
• Corten Edging
• Pergola
• Lighting
• Planting

The landscape was on a slope so levels had to be introduced. The existing patio was 700mm higher than the rest of the garden and we wanted to keep the level with the kitchen floor. Composite decking @PGR and glass balustrades were installed. This area was extended by 1.2m to recess the steps down to the mid-level.

An ‘evening’ patio on the mid-level receives the evening sun and a great view over the rest of the garden. A louvered aluminium pergola with louver feature screen was installed over porcelain paving by London Stone.

Composite feature screens were added in two places to add interest and a backdrop to the planting scheme and lighting design.

At the end of each level, blockwork was installed and porcelain paving cut down to 300mm for a feature coping and upstand which really sets off the rest of the garden.

The lighting scheme, incorporating bollard lights and uplighters, exquisitely elevates the look and feel of this garden as dusk falls.

A huge Olive tree was added at the end of the paving, Portuguese Laurel hedging alongside the fence and Euonymus hedging framed the lower borders. A mixture of shrubs for all year interest plus 18 different variety of perennials were added to pack out the borders with colour during the summer months.

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Before & After

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