Family Garden In Exeter, Devon
This large rectangular, south-facing, garden in Exeter, was largely a flat area of grass.
The clients asked Naila to design a more interesting and colourful 'English Country Garden' with less lawn.
After the garden had been designed and approved the client visited RHS Chelsea Flower Show and decided to invest in greenhouse.
It is now at the bottom of the garden and the path to it enhances the garden.
The deck area is an important part of the design.
More space in which to eat and entertain free of the awkwardly placed pillars supporting their modern extension was a must.
To accommodate the larger, composite deck (much less slippery than timber decking) we had to move the existing pond further out into the garden.
The 'After' photo was taken just after the plants around the relocated pond were positioned before planting.
As you will see from the last photo, thanks to Naila's planting plan, in just a year things got very lush and 'tropical', which is what one of our clients wanted to remind him of his homeland - the North Island of New Zealand.
The clients asked Naila to design a more interesting and colourful 'English Country Garden' with less lawn.
After the garden had been designed and approved the client visited RHS Chelsea Flower Show and decided to invest in greenhouse.
It is now at the bottom of the garden and the path to it enhances the garden.
The deck area is an important part of the design.
More space in which to eat and entertain free of the awkwardly placed pillars supporting their modern extension was a must.
To accommodate the larger, composite deck (much less slippery than timber decking) we had to move the existing pond further out into the garden.
The 'After' photo was taken just after the plants around the relocated pond were positioned before planting.
As you will see from the last photo, thanks to Naila's planting plan, in just a year things got very lush and 'tropical', which is what one of our clients wanted to remind him of his homeland - the North Island of New Zealand.
After the rear garden had been built and planted the clients were kind enough to ask Naila to design their front garden. It makes a garden designers day.
They wanted something that would make the front door more accessible from their parking area and be in keeping with the architecture of their house.
The brief also included an instruction to make it suitable and ready for their daughter's wedding celebrations. Hence the white theme.
Like all front gardens Naila felt that it was important that it should be welcoming, interesting and presentable at all times of the year. But bearing in mind the wedding a predominantly white theme seemed appropriate.
They wanted something that would make the front door more accessible from their parking area and be in keeping with the architecture of their house.
The brief also included an instruction to make it suitable and ready for their daughter's wedding celebrations. Hence the white theme.
Like all front gardens Naila felt that it was important that it should be welcoming, interesting and presentable at all times of the year. But bearing in mind the wedding a predominantly white theme seemed appropriate.
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NAILA GREEN GARDEN DESIGN - Devon garden designers serving Exeter, Newton Abbot, Torquay and beyond