The design created a series of interlinked spaces such as the swimming pool garden, pond garden and arboretum but avoided using large, heavy dividing blocks of planting to keep an open feel.  We chose plants to blend harmoniously with the nearby fields of wheat and barley, so the use of perennials and especially grasses was key.  The planting not only provided colour but also movement and sound, as the plants caught the gentle summer breeze.

It was important for my client to enjoy a sense of peace, restfulness and relaxation in the garden and we created a number of seating areas each with its own character through the new design.  These spaces offered sunshine or shade a various times of the day and always afforded a view either out into the countryside or within the garden from one ‘room’ to another.