Wendy Stokes | Garden Design | Contemporary Garden

PROFILE

PROJECT PORTFOLIO

SERENE GARDEN

CONTEMPORARY FRONT GARDEN

SENSORY FAMILY
GARDEN

L-SHAPED COURTYARD

GARDEN OF
SHAPES

CONTEMPORARY
FRONT GARDEN
Wimbledon, London SW19

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The clients wanted a front garden that was low maintenance but visually striking and in keeping with the exterior of the Victorian house. The existing deciduous Gleditsia had to be incorporated into the design, and garden was to be a 'hint' of what is to follow once you get inside; huge open plan spaces with glass walls and high ceilings.

The solution was to go for a simple contemporary formal design using traditional materials such as slate and gravel, but with a modern twist; the 'Glue and Glitter' resin bonded gravel gives the decorative natural finish of loose gravel without the maintenance problems, and the grey slate has been butt-jointed to create a crisp modern path to the front door. The planting is evergreen box topiary in contrasting shapes of squares and balls and the holly standards repeat the shapes and provide height, colour and seasonal interest. The fences are open slatted Iroko panels to allow the light through, and the front wall is built with traditional reclaimed London bricks, and complimentary stone capping.