AN ELEGANT FORMER FARM HOUSE
When I was asked to redesign the garden of this elegant village house, my first recommendation was to reposition the greenhouse, which had been erected by previous owners close to the side entrance to the property, which is used on a daily basis. The greenhouse was therefore moved to a newly constructed base of more attractive ‘antique’ bricks, within the utility area of the garden. A simple, classic parterre was constructed to create a more appropriate feature at this prominent location, with a multi-stem Tibetan Cherry at its centre and Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’ in the beds for simple but effective year-round interest. Reclaimed paving bricks were sourced for the herringbone brick paths and an area of stone paving was reused to create a generous stone path between the parterre and the border/lawn. An oak pergola over this will provide support for scented climbers and screen the rear garden from view.
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