Glasgow family garden design

after eight

Our clients realised their garden needed a total revamp when they began work on their striking octagonal kitchen extension. The tired lawn and dark shady paths no longer offered the child friendly social space they desired or lived up to the dynamic new look they were developing for their home.

the brief

We were commissioned to re-design the garden around the new extension and to include areas of seclusion, a space for outdoor dining and a grassy patch big enough for their young son to kick a football, as well as the usual requirements for practical, discreet storage.

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the new garden design

• patio :: the design is based around a sunken octagonal patio to compliment the kitchen and provide shelter and privacy

• planters :: the patio is sheltered by walled planters filled with bright summer herbaceous planting.

• lawn :: we left a large area of the existing lawn on place as a safe children's play area, visible from the kitchen windows and within easy reach of the wendy house.

• path :: a slate path snakes from the lawn to the top of the garden to a small bench nestled beneath three birch trees, amongst a carpet of flowering bulbs.

• bespoke bench :: our clients were keen on recycling and asked for a momento of their old home. With a nod to the past and a gesture to the future the bench was hand crafted from sansdstone blocks from the old outhouse demolished for the new kitcen and the trunk from a tree which needed to be removed.

• path :: the path from the back gate was widened and flanked by borders of shade loving plants.

• pergola ::a wooden pergola is covered in climbing plants and lit at night to offer illumination and a little drama.

• bespoke garden gate :: the bespoke garden gate has a cheeky octagonal peephole offering a tantalising glimpse of the garden beyond.

• utility area :: the utility area was kept in the same location because of its practical position next to the path and back gate.

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