Are we missing a trick on this design for our back garden??

6 years ago

Classic mistake - spent our budget on the interior house renovations! So now we're left trying to work out the best solution for our east facing garden. I've attached a plan -the total space is about 11m long from flat back of house (not from the triangular bit) and about 6.5m wide. The garden used to be one big slope and 10 years ago we got the different height terrace levels cut in to make it usable, which has worked well. We probably need to leave the upper levels in place with their railway sleeper walls, but all around the new extension is now London clay!! Trying to avoid costly excavation. Our architects have sketched this which gives us a needed patio/paved area - but are we missing a trick??

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E D
6 years ago
Can you post some pics of the current situation showing it from different angles?
ninder Billing
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6 years ago
Of course I didn't take pic before the garden was filled with building materials which obscure the levels(*!), but these are some old ones with the right layout

Hope these help!
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Jonathan
6 years ago
Personally I think that any garden sitting and eating should be in the sunny part of the garden. So I would put a patio on the far terrace
ninder Billing
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6 years ago
thanks Jonathan. We did try the table and chairs up there one summer but no one ever went there! it makes sense to sit there of course but for some reason they would only go when there are lots of people for a party etc

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