Garden new design with a new garden office

3 years ago

We are having a garden room installed into our garden which will be to the left, between the patio and the raised area (3x5m with a metre decking along the 2 edges). We are then planning to raise the end curved area so you can sit on that area and see the lake beyond.

My question is how to build up that area. We were thinking of using sleepers as the garden room will be clad in Maple. What is best to use for the top - ? slabs.

Also that left side of the garden is going to have a big solid line - how do you soften that edge so your eye doesn't stop at the end of the decking?

We put the garden room to the left because on the right it would block the view of the lake from the kitchen. Not sure we made the right decision (but that's done now and can't be changed).

We desperately need a garden designer!!

The photo showing the base of the garden room - the solid chip board is the front decking (the loose pieces in front are just protecting the ground). The decking will go around the top end too (nearest the mound).

Heeeellllp please!

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keiblem
3 years ago
It sounds like there is going to be a lot of timber. You also have timber fencing. Perhaps look to the house or the garden wall for inspiration. A brick retaining wall has a look of permanency to it.
Helen King
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3 years ago
Yes that may be a better idea. We are also trying to work out how to join or not join the raised area to the decking coming from the garden house.
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Stacy Robertson
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You should watch 'your garden made perfect' from last week, ep2 I think. They had quite a similar space with extending views, it may give some ideas
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Hi Stacy, yes thats where my comment came from. I will look back at that again to see about the planting. I wasn't keen on the horizontal pavement.

What I really need is a designer to look at the whole space. I'm not sure how to best build up the raised area and I'm worried it's going to be put together quickly and I will miss a key moment to get this right!
Stacy Robertson
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Yes, there were some elements I liked and others I wouldn't have gone with. I spend hour staring at our garden trying best to figure it out. Need to sort the house internals first though!

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