GARDEN DESIGN
Newmarket, Suffolk
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This high specification garden design transformed the 2.5 acres of former paddock style garden, from a single view across open grass, into a divided garden, with a series of framed views in different directions leading the eye acoss different character areas. Terraces were laid with green granite and slate to include a hot tub terrace; a tennis court was introduced along with a large, naturalistic pond with central waterfall; formal rill, wier pool and fountains; large shrub and herbaceous planting areas; native planting areas and orchard trees within swathes of long grass and bulbs.
Retaining the views out of the garden to paddocks beyond were of key importance, therefore views were streamlined by creating a number of avenues and vistas between areas of planting, as shown in the Concept below.
Our clients enjoy entertaining and wanted to incorporate a covered outdoor dining area as an extension to their music room, linking the garden with the main terrace that encompasses the rill and more formal elements of the garden. The rill contains a number of fountains and LED lighting for night time illumination, whilst it is bordered on each side by a line of pleached hornbeam trees, underplanted with lavender.
Adjacent borders comprise predominantly herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses with shrubs to create structure and year round interest.
Progressing through the sequence of lawns and borders, planting becomes more naturalistic with native and semi native shrubs set within swathes of long grass and bulbs such as crocus, bluebell and snowdrop.
A naturalistic pond with waterfall and jetties is linked by a hazel walkway to the new tennis court.
The images below identified as ‘before’: show the site as a vast expanse of paddock style grass, prior to works commencing.
The remaining images show the garden ‘after’ construction and following establishment: to include the formal shrub and herbaceous borders; the rill during the day and illuminated at night; the pond and terraces.
