Contemporary garden featuring steps of dark Lucca brick pavers leading up to a timber pergola underplanted with Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’, Alchemilla mollis and pink flowered Geranium × riversleaianum ‘Russell Prichard’ in July
Contemporary garden designed by Andrea Newill with a sunken terrace of porcelain tiles framed by planting including Kalimeris incisa ‘Blue Star’, geraniums, persicaria, clipped box and yew in July
Circular sunken seating area with bench made of Accoya and a central fire pit.
Island bed planted with Phlomis russeliana, Stipa calamagrostis, Sesleria autumnalis and Stachys byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’ in July
The uprights of a simple timber pergola supporting Vitis vinifera ‘Purpurea’ underplanted with pink Geranium × riversleaianum ‘Russell Prichard’ in July
Woodland garden planted with golden Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ (PBR) (Evercolor Series), Acanthus mollis (Latifolius Group) ‘Rue Ledan’, ferns and ground cover in July, with decking of Millboard Embered composite boards.
Terrace surfaced with Duomo Sabbia porcelain tiles, framed by a border including Allium cristophii, Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’ and lollipop Ligustrum jonandrum in July, designed by Andrea Newill

the project

2022 APL Awards Supreme Winner and Best in Category £100-£175k.

Simply Green are privileged to have worked alongside Andrea Newill on this fantastic project.

This challenging but exciting project transformed three disjointed garden areas, from when the property was three separate residences. Existing dividing walls and parking areas were removed to open up the space to the stunning countryside views.

A generous limestone effect porcelain terrace with room for dining, lounging, barbecuing and for a hot tub was designed, with black brick pavers contrasted with the cream paving and complementing the black painted timber cladding of the house.

A shady woodland garden enveloped the new games room and gym complex with a subtle water bowl water feature and a composite charred oak effect deck perfect for chilling. A sunken seating area included a firepit and was positioned to make the most of views.

Planting was naturalistic with plenty of grasses for texture and movement with clipped Yew and lollipop trees for structure.
Subtle lighting was provided to extend the garden’s use.

Words by Andrea Newill, Designer. Photography by Carole Drake.