Wendy Stokes | Garden Design

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SHADY GARDEN

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"I greatly appreciated the patience and care you took in finding a design solution that matched my brief and for managing the project through to an excellent result. I am really looking forward to spring and summer to see the planting in its full and colourful glory."

The garden gets very little sun and the lawn was unsuccessful, so it was decided that the garden should be hard landscaped. The client wanted the garden to feel more spacious, and colourful, with a 'wow' factor to match the inside of the house, and bold foliage planting.

To achieve the feeling of space, a c-shaped path was constructed using beautiful green slate mixed with black limestone edging, which opens up the garden and allows you to walk 'around' it. In the centre of the circle a tree fern has been planted as a bold focal point, which encourages you to view it from all sides. Plum slate chippings have been laid on the beds as a contrast to the slate paving, and to create more permanent colour in the garden. The planting is predominantly shade planting such as ferns, hostas, and climbing hydrangeas, with some splashes of colour provided by ruby red imperata grass, purple heucheras, and black lilyturf grass.