Montrose Avenue, Leamington Spa

A slice of South Africa

Brief

Take a typical British lawned oblong and create a South African sunseeker’s haven with terraces for morning, noon and night. Brought together with abundant low-maintenance planting for year-round interest.

Before
The path to nowhere splitting the space in two for no good reason
The rear of the property had recently been extended. Now it’s time for the garden.

After photos (planting to follow)

Visual concepts
Rhythmic planting softens both boundaries and screens neighbouring houses
Planting islands help to zone the garden and soften the hard landscaping
The Braai terrace with louvred aluminium pergola. ready for anything British summertime has up her cold, wet sleeve
Soaking up the last of the evening sun, the secluded lounge terrace draws the clients to the bottom of the garden
Proposed view from the evening terrace back down the garden


Walkthrough Video