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A Sussex Haven - Five Years On

This garden was given a face lift in 2014.  Essentially a beautiful family home in East Sussex   with amazing views to the South, it had a slightly tired look due to a series of 1960's design additions to the house that needed to be brought more into the overall scheme.  With a growing family and business, it was decided to make more space around the old outhouses and amalgamate them into the new design. Two of the main problems with the site where the strong south westerly winds battering the back of the house and terraces but also the noise from various roads in the distance which was dependent on the direction of the wind.  The main terraces had beautiful York stone slabs which were reused but to extend the areas panels of contrasting slate or herringbone brick were added.  New walls were built with reclaimed bricks to create sound barriers in different parts of the garden and specific sitting areas were designed for comfortable outdoor living.

The Makeover

This is  a 2/3 acre of an acre garden with views across an AONB crammed full with hidden treasures in all senses of the word. . Old roses, exuberant planting and luxuriance within a strong design create a garden that visitors refer to as harmonious, tranquil and evoking memories of childhood. The design was done in .  Over time plants have been encouraged to self-seed and passions have developed so areas are  constantly changing. David Newman sculptures are integral to the design, further enhanced by Victorian church stonework.

A Plantsman Garden

This is a garden where it is all about location! The newly built sandstone houses is situated in the middle of an open grassland clearing within its own  woodland. The house has been  carefully placed to make the most of the views. One approaches it by winding down the driveway between stately individual oaks and Spanish chestnuts that  frame the house in the distance. The site lies on neutral-acidic soils over Tunbridge Wells Sandstone and, Wadhurst Clay so some areas are light and sandy whilst other areas are heavy and poorly drained. The overall layout of the scheme ensured that the detached garage, swimming pool and pool house, tennis court and associated landscaping formed a  compact arrangement to ensure that the natural parkland and wooded setting were unspoiled.  Simple landscaping around the actual house ensured that the house was 'in' its landscape rather than 'on' its landscape.



Starting from Scratch

Secluded Contemporary Sussex Garden

The recently moved in owners of this garden in Newick wanted a soft naturalistic light contemporary cottage garden that would complement their home and living style whilst ensuring that more space was provided for parking and for sitting in various parts of the garden. Planting was to be kept to the minimum so they did not become slaves to the garden. Thus the design aimed to create a natural flow around the garden connecting and encircling specific areas and  playing on the main features such as the mature purple beech, the pergola, and the pond. Old beds and overgrown hedges had to be ruthlessly brought under control.  Having drastically cut back and cleared old overgrown shrubs and falling down sheds and Indian stone (Raj) path edged with setts was laid to gently lead one from the enlarged circular parking area to the front door and two sitting areas either side of the door. The sitting areas play on the patterns created with stone setts to give a feeling of individuality and intimacy to the different areas.   The inviting curves of the lawn and paths serve to open up the views within the garden whilst creating focal points for sculptures and plantings.

Sinuous Curves – Old to New

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