Outdoor Entertaining

This garden was designed for a client who loves outdoor entertaining, and with teenage children, was keen to have different areas in the garden for different social occasions, from  barbeques with friends to  relaxing round a fire pit.

We transformed the furthest corner of the site into a secluded chill out area with seating and screening from the neighbours. Planted with bamboo, and with new horizontal trellis screens, this corner can now be used for relaxing, cooking, reading and getting away from everything.

 

The new dining terrace is enclosed by soft planting of aromatic, drought tolerant plants in silvers and purples. The beds are given structure with mounds of silver Santolinas, while silky Stipa grasses, Verbena Bonariensis lollipop, Gaura Lindheimeri and various Salvias weave inbetween.
Amongst the shrubs and herbaceous perennials, I planted 200 tulips bulbs
(Havran, Cardinal Couleur, Ronaldo and Muriel), 100 Allium Purple Sensation and
100 Narcissi Minnow so the garden will burst into life in the Spring.