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Slate stepping flags set through the beds between the rendered planters

Rendered planters on a porcelain terrace

First looked at in December 2018. The client had a design drawn up by a friend that left a lot of detail out, so we talked through the options and agreed one we could build. Ten weeks on site, through horrendous rainstorms.

The design that came to us was short on detail, so before anything else we went through the various ways the landscape could be built and agreed one the client was happy to go ahead with.

What we built

Heavy rainstorms hit the build, and the team worked on through them. A few changes were made during the ten week build. The garden was still to be planted when we left it.

  • The garden as it stood before the build, with a wheelbarrow on the old paving

    The garden as it stood before the build, with a wheelbarrow on the old paving

  • The old paving and lawn outside the house before work started

    The old paving and lawn outside the house before work started

  • The sloping garden and the old path before the new levels went in

    The sloping garden and the old path before the new levels went in

  • The garden churned to mud after the rainstorms part-way through the build

    The garden churned to mud after the rainstorms part-way through the build

  • A trench dug along the boundary with the spoil heaped alongside it

    A trench dug along the boundary with the spoil heaped alongside it

  • The garden stripped back to bare ground with the spoil banked up

    The garden stripped back to bare ground with the spoil banked up

  • Standing water across the site after another day of rain

    Standing water across the site after another day of rain

  • Large porcelain flags being set out on the bedding, with the rendered planters already built

    Large porcelain flags being set out on the bedding, with the rendered planters already built

  • The blockwork retaining wall built along the length of the garden

    The blockwork retaining wall built along the length of the garden

  • The rendered planters and retaining walls taking shape across the middle of the garden

    The rendered planters and retaining walls taking shape across the middle of the garden

  • The curved stone wall built into the bank at the top of the garden

    The curved stone wall built into the bank at the top of the garden

  • The walls finished and the ground levelled, ready for the paving to go down

    The walls finished and the ground levelled, ready for the paving to go down

  • The paved path running along the house, with slate flags set into the porcelain

    The paved path running along the house, with slate flags set into the porcelain

  • The timber pergola and slatted screen built above the rendered wall

    The timber pergola and slatted screen built above the rendered wall

  • The finished patio with a bench and a strip of artificial lawn along the wall

    The finished patio with a bench and a strip of artificial lawn along the wall

  • Rendered planters running along the terrace with a slate diamond set into the paving

    Rendered planters running along the terrace with a slate diamond set into the paving

  • The finished terrace from the top of the garden, with the slate diamond in the paving

    The finished terrace from the top of the garden, with the slate diamond in the paving

Rendered planters on a porcelain terrace

Slate stepping flags set through the beds between the rendered planters

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