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size of garden?

5 years ago

Beautiful space! What is the overall size of the garden? If you know the size of the water feature, that would be helpful. Thanks!

Planting design. English country garden, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. · More Info

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Melissa Morton Garden Design
5 years ago
Hi. Thanks for the question. The size of this sunken garden? Length of raised beds along side approx 20-25m long. Width about 10m. Pond in middle of rill... Approx 6m long about 3-4m wide. Hope this helps.
tammymcl
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5 years ago
Thank you so much! Have a great weekend, Melissa.
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Love the space! Wish we had summers more akin to the UK in the Midwest.

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