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Japanese Planting around Koi pond – Cranbrook

About This Project

Dimensions: 3 areas were worked on, covering a total of 36m x 36m
Build time: First phase – 3 weeks, Second phase – 2 weeks

This is the second garden we have built for this client, following a house move. This project involved landscaping the beds surrounding a new Koi pond. The client wanted to incorporate a few traditional Japanese elements, whilst ensuring year round colour and texture. We decided to put a modern twist on the area by introducing vertical granite columns and a sphere to give structure, with cloud planting at the base to add a splash of colour. On the other side of the path we placed a Shallow water basin arrangement to add running water, Acers for seasonal colour changes and Pieris ‘Little Heath’ to offer year round interest.

Client

Cranbrook

Project Date

2015

Category

Private Japanese Gardens

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Granite Palisades and Sphere with cloud planting.

Kodak Maru Yukimi

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Japanese water basin arrangement

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Golden Gem ilex

Japanese Stream in Sittingbourne

About This Project

Dimensions: 5m x 16m – 80m2
Build time: 4 weeks

The rear of this garden backs on to a railway line, which the client was keen to hide. We achieved this by building a panel wall with leader roof tiles and a copper gutter detail to give the appearance of the front of a Japanese Tea House forming an attractive backdrop to the garden. A short stream runs over a small waterfall and into a tank, allowing a dry stream to flow under the bridge and into the middle of the garden. The stepping stone path winds its way across the dry stream to a gate at the rear of the garden. Other features include a Cloud tree, Eto lantern and evergreen planting on the right hand side of the garden to provide year round structure and colour.

Client

Sittingbourne, Kent

Project Date

2008

Category

Private Japanese Gardens

Japanese Stream

Japanese stream with dry river

Closeup of stream and bridge

Japanese stream and waterfall

Japanese garden border detail

Eto Granite Lantern

Eto Japanese Lantenr

Shoji Window detail

Modern Japanese Garden – Rodmersham Green

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dimensions: 30m x 30m – 900m2
Build time: 12 weeks

This project consists of three gardens around a newly built house in Rodmersham Green, Kent. The ground floor of this two story house was built below ground level giving rise to two sunken Courtyard gardens, plus a lawned ground level area. The contemporary architecture encouraged us to create a series of modern features including a black Basalt water feature, a stainless steel blade of water from a natural slate wall, a shade sail covering an over-sized bespoke granite sofa, along with many other elements to complete the project.

Client

Ilex - Rodmersham Green

Project Date

2013

Category

Private Japanese Gardens

Oversized granite sofa and coffee table

Laughing budha

Box balls and Granite spheres

Box balls, Granite Spheres and natural stone

Bed in sunken garden

View from bedroom

Outdoor BBQ area

Stainless steel water rill in slate wall

Sunken front garden

1.5 Acre Japanese Stroll Garden

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dimensions: 1.5 acre section of large estate
Build time: Completed in several phases over 18 months

Built on different levels most of which was completely over grown, this is the largest project we have yet undertaken. The Client wanted to redesign the lower section of his garden which incorporated his natural Koi pond. All work, including excavation of a new stream and the transportation of over 40 tonnes of rock had to be done by hand. We created a new entrance to the garden, opening up a large expanse of terrace. By dividing this top portion into 4 sections we could use a range of different traditional Japanese garden elements. The new Yorkstone crazy paving path, which meanders through the garden is over 500 meters long and crosses the stream and pond in several places. The images below are in order showing each feature as it appears from the top of the path to the bottom. The stream requires 2 pumps to produce the 25,000 litre an hour flow that cascades down lower waterfall. Although this garden is large we have managed to make it feel intimate by using specimen plants and lush evergreen planting which enclose several viewpoints.

This garden formed the basis of Howard’s Keynote lecture at the Japanese Garden Society of Great Britain’s Annual General Meeting in 2015. Click on the images below to make them larger or share them on social media.

Client

Henley-on-Thames

Project Date

2012 - 2013

Category

Private Japanese Gardens

Seating under sail shade

90 cm Lantern

Close-up of Japanese water basin arrangement

Specimen acer on edge of Pathway

Japanese path through garden

Niwaki pruned buxus

Cloud pine on bank of Japanese stream

View across the stream to bank

Niwaki Juniper

Japanese waterfall

Bridge over Koi pond

Lower section of waterfall

Modern Japanese Garden – Sevenoaks

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dimensions: 60m x 40m – 2,400m2
Build time: 3 months

In the heart of the old market town of Sevenoaks this modern Japanese garden features a few big, bold elements to mirror the contemporary architecture of the new build property. Features include a natural slate wall rising from the Koi pond, and a dramatic Standing stone grouping with granite lantern. Our planting palette uses mature specimen plants such as Acer’s and large diameter clipped Box to create a Japanese garden in keeping with the Architects vision for the contemporary house. The gardens visual simplicity masks the rich detail in design and construction that helps achieve the look.

Client

Sevenoaks

Project Date

2007

Category

Private Japanese Gardens

Japanese water basin arrangement

Koi pond with slate wall

Cloud trees with koi pond in the distance

Japanese lantern set in lawn

Modern Japanese garden, Sevenoaks

Water rill leading to Japanese Koi pond

Water rill with box hedge border

Black Basalt slabs

Japanese water basin arrangement Kimchee

Indoor Japanese Gardens – Kimchee Restaurants London

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dimensions: 3 areas; 9x9m, 2x1m and 2x2m
Build Time: Preparation work was done off-site, and installation took 3 days on site to complete.

We were approached by the Mr. Kim, CEO of the Wasabi Group to design a series of Japanese gardens inside his new Korean restaurants in London. The first of these at Kimchee in High Holborn features three separate gardens and a window display. Subsequently, we were asked to build small feature gardens for both ‘Kimchee-to-go’ outlets located on New Oxford Street and the Strand. We have just completed another garden for a new Kimchee restaurant opening in London, to view more details of this project please click here.

All of the Kimchee gardens have to meet strict design briefs set by the Interior designer and the owner. The attention to detail and quality of the finished gardens always exceeds their exacting standards. The gardens are built off site, transported to site and re-assembled. It is a real testament to our team that we can produce these gardens to fit the spaces provided to the millimetre, built to budget and within the limited time schedules.

Client

Kimchee Restaurants, London

Project Date

2011-2014

Category

Corporate Japanese Gardens & Garden Shows

Japanese water basin arrangement Kimchee

Water basin arrangement in entrance

Japanese Natural stone lanterns

Japanese window display garden

Guide light marking edge of path

Kimchee to go - Japanese Garden

Hitachi Finance Reception with Japanese garden

Contemporary Japanese Garden – Hitachi Finance

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dimensions: 2.4m diameter
Build time: 2 weeks off-site, 1 week on site.

We were commissioned to design and build an indoor garden in the reception at the new European Headquarters of Hitachi Capital (UK) Ltd. Our brief was simple; create a low maintenance garden as a focal point for their staff and visitors.

The vertical granite Palisades rising out of a sea of gravel, represent Hitachi’s market leading ‘City Blueprint’ initiative. Their global presence is depicted by the granite sphere. The addition of cloud planting round the base of the Palisades reminds us of our collective responsibility to environmental sustainability, by highlighting the close relationship between man made cities and nature. The white ring was specially commissioned for this project and is made in one solid unit.

Client

Hitchi Finance UK

Project Date

2012

Category

Corporate Japanese Gardens & Garden Shows

Hitachi Finance Reception with Japanese garden

Japanese Garden Display at Coolings

About This Project

Dimensions: 1,200 m2
Build time: 2 weeks

In 2014 we were invited to build a display garden by Coolings, one of the UK’s leading garden centres. Working in conjunction with the Coolings staff we created a large Japanese garden to promote their plants and our services. The focal point of the display was a Tea House designed by the late Maureen Busby; this structure featured in her Gold Medal winning garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower show. Our display garden was viewed from three sides and presented ever changing vistas framed through the different sections of the Tea House. We created a pond with waterfall and a large lawn with specimen Acers and evergreen shrubs. The large framed window emulates ‘a view from the House’ and is meant to inspire people to imagine themselves looking out of their windows onto a Japanese garden.

We also launched our bespoke granite Sofa’s at the exhibition. The ones featured in this project were designed by us and there only two sets in existence. They are a unique outdoor seating solution.

The Japanese Garden Society of Great Britain held its annual exhibition as part of the event.

Client

Coolings Garden Centre

Project Date

2014

Category

Corporate Japanese Gardens & Garden Shows

Japanese Garden Display at Coolings

Modern Japanese Tea House in garden, England, uk, Kent.

Japanese Garden Display at Coolings

Japanese Water Basin Arrangement

Japanese Garden Display at Coolings

Oversized granite sofa

Stepping stone path with 'gym' detail

Basement Courtyard Japanese Garden

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dimensions: 20m x 12m – 240m2
Build time: 3 weeks

We were commissioned to design and build this garden to aide the sale of the Courtyard flat at an exclusive residential development in Hampstead Heath. This project provided a number of garden design challenges due to both the low light levels and the very high enclosing walls.

Our design solution was to introduce a Japanese style panel wall with Cedar shingle roof detail and Shoji window to create the illusion of a courtyard in a Kyoto merchant house. The property benefited from a generous outdoor space so we built a large patio area using light coloured Silver grey granite paving to brighten the space. A Japanese water basin arrangement with granite Kasuga lantern features in a planting bed with evergreen shrubs and Acers. A Standing stone grouping and planters with tall Bamboo plants for screening completed our scope of work. The property sold shortly after we finished the garden.

Client

Hampstead Heath

Project Date

2014

Category

Private Japanese Gardens

Before photo of Courtyard

View from lounge window of Japanese garden

Japanese Water Basin Arrangement

Kasha Lantern and Shoji Window

Japanese stone arrangement with planting

Japanese Stream in Courtyard – Tree of Life

As part of a major redevelopment at the Tree of Life Centre in Hove we were contracted to build a Japanese-themed garden in their courtyard. The garden needed to be easily accessible so that patients could enjoy being outside in the sea air.

The gently flowing stream is the prominent feature and gives the space a sense of tranquillity. Our choice of cobblestones reflects the beaches of the south coast. The client’s chosen colour palette required us to import bespoke stepping stones and benches.

Client

Tree of Life Centre

Project Date

October 2016

Category

Corporate Japanese Gardens & Garden Shows

waterfall

Waterfall and planting

Stream head

Standing Stones

Stepping stone path

Nandina Domestica

View across the patio

Patio detail

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