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The circular sandstone patio at the centre of the garden, ringed with dark setts and edged by a timber sleeper bedAfter

A round sandstone patio ringed with setts

A new-build in Adel with no usable garden at all. We built it in sections around a large circular patio in Premiastone Maple paving, ringed with dark setts, and curved timber sleeper beds left for the owners to plant up themselves.

The owners liked the house. Behind it was a bare plot they could do nothing with, and what they wanted was somewhere to sit out through the warmer months.

What we built

The garden went in as sections, so each part of the day had somewhere to go. A large circular patio sits at the middle, laid in Premiastone Maple paving and ringed with dark setts. Timber raised beds curve around it, left empty so the owners can plant them as they like. Low maintenance was the brief. The design came from Tim Staves at New Leaf Garden Design; the building was ours.

  • The garden before work: bare soil, a new close-board fence and a few pots along the boundary

    Before

    The garden before work: bare soil, a new close-board fence and a few pots along the boundary

  • Curved timber sleeper beds running along the fence, with gravel, a strip of lawn and the sandstone patio beyond

    After

    Curved timber sleeper beds running along the fence, with gravel, a strip of lawn and the sandstone patio beyond

  • Bare soil and a new brick boundary wall before any of the garden went inBefore

    Bare soil and a new brick boundary wall before any of the garden went in

  • Stacked garden chairs on bare ground beside the brick wall before the build startedBefore

    Stacked garden chairs on bare ground beside the brick wall before the build started

  • Potted shrubs standing on bare soil in front of the new fence before work beganBefore

    Potted shrubs standing on bare soil in front of the new fence before work began

  • Premiastone Maple flags curving round to meet the lawn, with a band of dark setts set into the pavingAfter

    Premiastone Maple flags curving round to meet the lawn, with a band of dark setts set into the paving

  • Timber sleeper raised beds curving around the patio, with lawn in front of the houseAfter

    Timber sleeper raised beds curving around the patio, with lawn in front of the house

  • The patio seen from the house, with sleeper beds either side of a small lawnAfter

    The patio seen from the house, with sleeper beds either side of a small lawn

  • The main run of Premiastone Maple paving with a timber raised bed along the far edgeAfter

    The main run of Premiastone Maple paving with a timber raised bed along the far edge

  • The curve of the circular patio, with its sett ring and the timber sleeper bed behindAfter

    The curve of the circular patio, with its sett ring and the timber sleeper bed behind

A round sandstone patio ringed with setts

The circular sandstone patio at the centre of the garden, ringed with dark setts and edged by a timber sleeper bed

After

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