APL A Place to Meet Again garden Hampton Court Garden Festival 2021
Contemporary Garden, Hampshire
This planter is clad using Kebur Brazilian Black Slate paving with Asian Blue Tumbled Limestone Setts used as coping stones. The dark neutral colours create a dramatic backdrop for plants to sing out.
The creative design by Mike Long is an exemplar of responsible and resourceful design; blending old with new, with no compromise on style. The design uses Asian Blue Tumbled Limestone Setts for the water feature, rill and sunken seating area, with Brazilian Black Slate paving and Styleclad porcelain cladding to finish the contemporary look. Scaffold boards and poles are used for the bar, decking and pergola. Other salvaged materials include a rainwater harvester, pipework and taps and pallet timber, showing how the varied textures of weathered and worn materials can inject character to a space.