Family Garden, Holbrook, Suffolk

Filed under: pond, paving, lighting, garden on Jan 30, 2010

The Client brief - to create a family garden out of what used to be a pub carpark, and a brick, glass, crockery dump - well thats what i discovered the garden space was made up of but all that hardcore and rubbish was hidden under a thin layer of turf, scabby grass, and weeds.

Before

other requests were to move the existing vehicle entrance which was near the house down to the bottom of a separate paddock, remove the separating wall, close up the old driveway and create an new one to come up to the house. Allow the parents to view the entire length of the garden so that they may see their children playing down the bottom. Make the garden as simple and easy to maintain as possible.

After

 

Being a family garden there needs to be plenty of lawn play area for the kids but also somewhere that provides an area of interest for them that is safe but secludes the kids from the openess of the garden like a den but not just a play house - a secret garden!

On the outside of the garden and along the roadside we cleared the bricks and rubbish, weeds, and stones and planted a row of Allium and rows of early.Mid, and late Narcissus. Instead of turfing this strip of soil we have sown a flowering meadow mix that will need little maintenance and will soften,and brighten up the village of Holbrook.

Whats in the Garden

• A new Sandstone patio to replace the concrete crazy paving laid down in the middle of the last century
• Invisible irrigation systems including 'pop-up' lawn sprinklers automatically ensure everything has sufficient water
• A raised Kitchen bed constructed of new railway sleepers and automatically irrigated
• Safe low voltage lighting on a 'dawn2dusk' sensor brings the garden to life at dusk without the bother of switching them on and off manually
• Pebble water feature in the Secret Garden
• New gravel driveway
• New section of brick wall
• Hand made solid Oak door to allow pedestrian acess.
• New made to measure 'Wall top Trellis'
• Rustic Rose Arches
• New lawn and an Evergreen planting plan
• Feather edge Fencing to hide the Oil Tank, New Shed, and Storage Area
• Composting Boxes
• Weed supressant Mulch on all beds

If you would like to discuss your garden wishes or any aspect of gardens and or garden maintenance please contact me.

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