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Top left - a rose covered walk of 22 arches in the shape of a cloister, seen in the evening sun. All the roses are scented, combining with the smell of the lavender in formal beds in the foreground.
Below left - matching arches on the other side of the house. This south facing terrace is outside the tropical poolhouse, and leads down to the Exotic Garden.
Top right - the Exotic Garden. An enclosed retreat surrounded by windbreaks and lush planting, waterfall and pond viewed from a large octagonal deck.
Below right - looking back from the shade of palms and bamboo to the hot south facing swimming pool terrace with its arches.
Top left - the croquet lawn, swimming pool terrace, lavender beds, rose covered arches and the windbreak of the Exotic Garden.
Below left - the arches and terrace during construction and the windbreak just after planting.
Top right - the dwarf Trachycarpus palm that we planted in a bed with radiating tiles around it make a feature at the end of the terrace.
Below right - looking accross the formal lavender beds to the cloisters.
Left - practical routes to different parts of the garden make a cross shape and four planting beds filled with lavender and fuschia.
Centre - the arches extend the vista in the direction of your walk, framing the view and creating a structural harmony with the layout of the house.
Right - two sets of the same Tudor arches were built on each side of the house, bringing continuity and balance to its setting . Landscaping around a property of such character must be handled with great care.
Top left and right - the brick pattern on the swimming pool terrace was laid in concentric squares surrounding tile designs which break up this large open space.
Below left and centre - before and during construction. There was a mix of lawn and paving of random shape and size, not having any relevance to the house before we designed and built the new terrace.
Top left - looking towards the cloisters.
Below left - a random mix of lawn and crumbling bricks did no justice to the house.
Below centre - the crossing path lines up with the centre of the bay window and the other path divides the area centrally; dimensions that relate to the house and work in harmony with it.
Top centre and right - the cloisters during and after construction.
Below right - cloisters and courtyards are an old classical form of garden, a structure that encourages contemplative, relaxing walks around the perimeter whilst making an enclosed central courtyard.
Top left - the croquet lawn used to roll down this bank with only small beds close to the swimming pool terrace. Here you can see the markers for the outline of the Exotic Garden to be.
Top right - after heavy contruction. We have made the most of the sloping level change, dramatising it with rockery terraces. A trellis fence keeps visiting children away from the pond and rampaging puppies out of the new planting.
Below left - after the first phase of planting. The large architectural plants go in first.
Below right - mature planting with strong evergreen structural palms, trees and shrubs, with many different flowering species growing together in a woodland style community of plants.
Tropically planted pool house - designed and planted to form a flowering jungle. We brought in deep concrete planters and species from many different nurseries to achieve this lush planting that is heated all year with electricity supplied from solar panels on the roof of the pool. See here for full details and more pictures.
The Bamboo garden - a collection of about 12 species of bamboo - recently expanded. Situated away from the house on a walk through the woodland meadow of this 5 acre property, this makes a stop off point and a reason to visit this extremity garden.
