This young family wanted me to design an under utilised back garden to enable them to entertain friends and family in the summer.

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The design had to be relatively low maintenance so I included a raised bed surrounding the dining area filled with ornamental grasses, standard bay/olive underplanted with spring flowering bulbs and summer perennials for year-long interest. For pops of colour, pots were dotted around the garden.

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A swing chair was located in the corner of the garden and underplanted with lavender for scent and colour and a globe water feature was included in the opposite corner for a gentle sound to aid the tranquil atmosphere on sunny days.