The much-loved Hyde Park Rose Garden is made up of a sequence of spaces, each with its own character. Here the billowing vegetation, with restrained flower colour, surrounds The Boy and Dolphin Fountain creating a tranquil, exquisitely scented, private atmosphere.
This woodland garden’s informality still has design discipline. Water and vegetation is used to structure and define the different spaces within, with different flows and moods contrasting purposefully against one another.
Designed form and shape is used to manage the transition from garden forecourt to woodland beyond.
This design plan for a large country house shows how we use the hierarchy of spaces; axes and sightlines; organisation, function and aesthetics to create imaginative relationships between complex garden spaces.
Framework planting and architectural features combine to create this three-dimensional garden terrace. Balance is achieved through repetition and symmetry. A sculptural plant provides the focal point, drawing the eye to the end of the long and narrow pool.
This small country house occupies a narrow hillside location. We rearranged the grounds to take advantage of the long country views to the south by placing its main gardens to the north and cutting terraces into the hillside.
A number of compact terraces join the principle house to the former chapel (now office) creating a series of garden compartments for different purposes and pleasure. The former chapel looks out onto both a walled garden and orchard.
