ABOUT THE PROJECT
- Dimensions: 65 m2
- Build time: 6 weeks
Curved composite decking meets the garden and in front of the patio doors a ‘floating’ path leads towards the rear garden gate. The path is made up of dark grey granite with two flat silver-grey granite bridges to span the gravel. As it winds through the garden it varies in width to add interest.
The main focal point in the garden is a natural stream that starts in one corner of the garden. Low waterfalls cascade down through silver grey cobbles into a hidden water reservoir in the ground. Cobbles and silver-grey zen granite resemble overflowing water that forms a sea.
Within the sea are large blue-grey granite feature rocks, and a Misaki granite lantern placed on a flat rock. The sea flows beneath the pathway towards another feature rock and a large specimen cloud tree. Ripple-like patterns are raked into the gravel to portray water movements around the stones.
Behind the stream tall evergreen shrubs create a soft visual barrier between the stream and back wall. Being evergreen they will give all year round structure and interest to the garden. Another evergreen shrub, Nandina domestica was planted alongside the stream as well as evergreen sedum ground cover.
Two large Japanese Acers were planted in the lawn either side of the stream, which will have stunning foliage from spring to autumn.
Silver grey granite guide lights light the meandering path, with Bloombux planting near the base of one stone. Bloombux is an evergreen dwarf rhododendron that has been genetically modified to grow in most soil types. They can be clipped to maintain their shape and in June bear small delicate pink flowers, they are a great alternative to common box planting.
Closer to the house we created bonsai stands out of silver-grey granite for our client to display their bonsai collection.
Client
Private Garden, Buckinghamshire
Project Date
November, 2024