The clients had added a large kitchen/dining/living room extension across the back of their house and had lost a good deal of garden.
The existing trees and shrubs afforded some privacy from neighbouring gardens but threw most of the garden into shade - even in the middle of the day. While they were once lovely, small and managable, the shrubs quickly grew out of shape and proportion.
The clients brief stated that the garden needed to provide:
- a lawn area for teenage boys to play football and table tennis (the table is under that cover above!)
- privacy from neighbouring gardens,
- a nice seating area for evening times
- a low mainteance solution
Straightaway we could demonstrate that garden space was not being exploited fully. For instance the shed was in the sunniest corner, cramping the already small patio area.
After further discussions including what budget they had in mind, they said that they liked our approach and agreed to go to design stage.
A week or so later we carried out a full site survey and a comprehensive digital photo survey and got to work back in the studio.
The next post will outline the design process for this garden.
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