Where: A large back garden in Letchworth. Who: A family with grown up children and young grandchildren. Why: 1. To create a large patio for a table and chairs and lounge furniture to socialise in. 2. To provide and area for a new greenhouse and veg patch. 3. To replant the garden completely.
Where: A back garden in Hitchin. Who: A family with two teenage children. Why: 1. To take a north facing garden and re-design it into a place to relax and socialise in. 2. A bold angular shape was used for the patio and cedar trellis . 3. The garden was then re-planted throughout with shrubs and grasses to … Continue reading
Where: A large back garden in the village of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire. Who: A family with two adult children. Why: 1. To take a large garden and make it more interesting with colour, structure and decoration. 2. A new patio, tree seat and iron arch walkway were added. 3. Planted borders and additional trees were used throughout to compliment … Continue reading
Where: A large back garden in the village of Eyeworth, Bedfordshire. Who: A family with two teenage children. Why: 1. To convert a redundant vegetable patch into an area for entertaining and having fun with the hot tub. 2. To create somewhere fixed in the garden to eat and BBQ. 3. To use contemporary materials and planting. 4. … Continue reading
Where: A large back garden in Hitchin Who: An adult family Why: 1. To add shape and interest to a large back garden of a period house. 2. To use circular shapes in the lawn and borders and replant throughout. 3. To add additional seating areas. 4. To create a new vegetable patch and screen the shed … Continue reading
Where: The village of Pirton near Hitchin Who: A young family Why: 1. To transform a small, neglected garden into an inviting garden to relax and socialise in. 2. To replace the lawn with paving and gravel for easy maintenance. 3. To create two areas for seating and eating. 4. To use modern, architectural plants with a restricted … Continue reading
Where: The village of Willington near Bedford Who: A family with dogs Why: 1. To provide a more interesting shaped garden, and one that would enhance their cottage. 2. To use a pergola that would utilise the existing wisteria, and provide a space for 8 people to sit under it. 3. To incorporate a new … Continue reading
Where: The village of Haslingfield, near Cambridge. Who: A family with two young sons. Why: 1. To clear a very overgrown site to add more light. 2. To provide somewhere for the family to sit and eat. 3. To add a new lawn to play football. 4. To remove uneven paving. 5. To have a … Continue reading
This garden was tucked away in a lovely quiet spot near Kempston in Bedfordshire. It was a large plot with mature trees and shrubs that had been allowed to become overgrown and now dominated. The hedges were dense and made the garden appear much narrower than it actually was and too many Laurels and Conifers … Continue reading
When I initially visited this garden it had a tired lawn and large overgrown shrubs that dominated the small space. It was also disjointed with a separate seating area at the bottom of the garden which was never used. My brief was to replace the lawn with paving and create a courtyard garden which would … Continue reading
Karen Tizzard Garden Design 