Peter Reader Landscapes

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Peter Reader Landscapes
64 Reviews

Muswell Hill: Small Garden

A modern contemporary small garden space designed to deliver a variety of spaces from which to relax and enjoy the garden, and to entertain friends and family in.
Project Year: 2016
Project Cost: £25,001 - £50,000
Country: United Kingdom
Summer. The entrance steps from the rear lounge lead into the sunny raised patios.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. Raised planter by the entrance steps with a beautiful Dwarf Acer, ferns and long flowering ground cover perennials.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. Shade tolerant planting including ferns and euphorbias softens the fence and brickwork.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Winter and newly built. The side entrance to the garden leads to a sweeping path that echoes the other circles in the garden. Horizontal 'Hit and Miss' fencing enhances the feeling of space and will support climbers and shrubs as they grow.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. Looking back from the raised patios to the house.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Spring. The fresh growth of this fern shines a stunning orange as it emerges and turns green as summer progresses.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Winter and newly built. The hardwood bench floats on top of the rendered wall and makes for the perfect spot for an end of the day glass of wine.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. The view over the garden from the lounge sofa.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. The side entrance through relaxing and softening planting.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Winter and newly built. An overview of the newly completed garden with sweeping curves and circles offering a great outside relaxing and entertaining space. The hardwood circular bench and rendered walls are great to sit on.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Close up detail of the grey sandstone pavers cut perfectly to shape and the rendered riser.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Close up of the gorgeous grain and colour of the Ipe hardwood bench.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. Ground cover Campanula 'Stella' quickly settles into the crevices of the brickwork.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Winter and newly built. An overview of the completed garden with sweeping curves and circles offering a great outside relaxing and entertaining space. Horizontal 'Hit and Miss' fencing enhances the feeling of space and will support climbers and shrubs as they grow.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
The fruits and the flowers of the Arbutus give great Autumn colour.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Winter and newly built. Cobble detailing adds interest and delineates the main patio.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Summer. White Foxglove (Digitalis 'Alba') gives a great early summer show and will reseed itself around the garden to give an ever changing pattern of planting.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Wider detail of the grey sandstone pavers cut perfectly to shape and the rendered riser and walls behind.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
Before
BEFORE: The garden before it was redesigned.
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
CAD rendering of the garden during the design phase (water feature eventually removed)
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
CAD rendering of the garden during the design phase (water feature eventually removed)
Muswell Hill: Small Garden
CAD rendering of the garden during the design phase (water feature eventually removed)
Muswell Hill: Small Garden