Before/Project Brief
The brief for this garden was to create a space with a contemporary feel. There needed to be terrace space for a small table and chairs to catch the evening sun, but also an area for a couple of chairs directly outside the back door for the morning sun. The client also wanted a small area of lawn and lots of interesting planting.

The paving, polished sandstone cut into long strips, was a key feature in this garden because of its beautiful texture. I wanted to use this shape of stone to give the effect of widening the garden whilst the texture gave a contemporary feel in-keeping with the interior of the house.
A small terrace area outside the back door led over stepping stones set in gravel to the main terrace.
The lawn area was edged with these paving stones for ease of mowing and to add to the contemporary feel.