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The Clients were looking to make a change to the front of their home creating a beautiful and striking entrance linking both the drive way and wider garden. Prior to work starting the space was a very extensive featureless tarmac driveway flanked by empty grass areas.
Green and Gorgeous designed a formal scheme reflecting the traditional architectural features of the main house that would bring colour, texture and year round interest. The scheme frames the front porch creating a welcoming and inviting access. Green and Gorgeous provided design and consultation services with landscaping construction outsourced. Green and Gorgeous then returned to complete the planting and finishing.
Sandstone setts lead in from the driveway before meeting the limestone paving. A gravel path continues on through the planting onto the main terrace. Architectural shape of bay windows are reflected in the paths with widened sections adding form and interest.
Formal paths intersect between banks of planting with mixed materials adding texture and form within the hard landscaping.
Structural shrub planting is surrounded by soft textured perennials and grasses, a far cry from the flat tarmac space that previously filled the space.
The intersection of the paths is the centre of the scheme, the setts give way to gravel and limestone paths with Euonymus hedging running along the lines of the main paths.
Materials change through the scheme adding contrast and texture. Planting opens out to lawn and tree planting spaces.
Traditional materials fit with the beautiful understated features of the house. Planting adds softness and depth
Layers of planting bring depth across the scheme, Nepeta, Erigeron and Geranium scramble along the edges and beneath the taller planting elements.
Gravel path from the terrace and wider garden links directly out to the driveway and main access. Setts edge and define gravel spaces.
Grasses and Roses bring structure amongst the textured perennial planting along with year round interest. Seen here catching the autumn light.
Plans were developed with the clients to create a striking, beautiful entrance to the house whilst also linking out into the wider garden.
Before Photo: The open featureless tarmac across the front of the house prior to work starting.