Barnes

The owners of this south-west-facing London garden wished to evoke fond memories of their time spent in India and Hong Kong and for the design to incorporate a pair of antique Indian tiled doors and four carved mango wood pillars. Specific property covenant limitations meant that sensitivity was required and any design had to include the mature Tilia europaea tree at the bottom of the garden.

A pair of small cedarwood-clad sheds flank a teahouse made up of the pillars and tiled doors and sit within a cedarwood and steel-framed construction. Central to the garden’s new layout is an antique bronze urli, sourced to complement the Indian features and configured to become a water bowl. 

The luxuriant, tropical planting uses mature Trachycarpus fortunei [fan palm], Dicksonia antarctica [tree fern], Musa basjoo [Japanese banana] and Musa lasiocarpa [Chinese banana palm]. These are countered by the delicate blooms of lavender, roses and Hydrangea.

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Dicksonia; Garden houses; Hydrangea; Lighting; Reclaimed salvo; Roses; Trees; Water feature