Bright Green Garden

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Bright Green Garden

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Less can be more, minimal planting into gravel - Twickenham

Souteast-facing, communal front gardent.

We turned a bald, dry old lawn into a talking point. Simple, bold, eye-catching.

Project Year: 2015

Project Cost: £7,501 - £10,000

Country: United Kingdom

The residents of these lovely flats used this part of the front garden to park bikes. We removed the lawn and laid generous quantities of 20mm shingle. We discussed creating something formal with box hedging and stone planters but the client bravely decided to go for this contemporary, abstract...

Less can be more

The largest sphere weighs 250kg and at 600mm diameter, it's a real statement.

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Pretty seeds - Acer 'Osakazuki' lends grace to any design.

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Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' - beautiful colour and delicacy, in contrast with the bold spheres.

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The stone in the picture marks a grate that was covered by lawn but is now accessible under the gravel.

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We cleared some overgrown shrubs and moved the bikes back behind screens, built to hide the ubiquitous Wheelie bins. Steel bike racks were installed so the bikes are secure and less visible from the road.

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The opposite side of the garden needed some love. We laid a new lawn and replanted bigger borders, featuring the huge box sphere, that inspired the other side. © Deb Cass

Less can be more