Small Gardens
Barnes
The narrow strip of ground beside the tessellated path of this Victorian villa required some formality as well as variations in height for visual relief in an otherwise austere house frontage.
The distinction in sizes in the colony of Buxus sempervirens balls lends an easy rhythm, and the height hierarchy lifts up with three Laurus nobilis standards in tapered granite planters, under-planted with Erigeron karvinskianus positioned within the ball forms.
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Buxus; Erigeron karvinskianus; Paving; Planters
Notting Hill
This light-deprived courtyard, sandwiched between flats and restaurants, offers a small but intimate space. Flanked by densely planted living walls, a tapestry of Liriope, Heuchera, Asplenium, Euphorbia and Vinca hang near the boundary wall and can also be appreciated from the first floor living area. Clipped Buxus sempervirens cubes in resin composite planters add a formal nod at each end of the courtyard.
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Buxus; Garden furniture; Paving; Planters
Chelsea
A spiral staircase leads down to this basement courtyard where an oasis of evergreen tropical plants provides verdant interest and privacy. Bespoke galvanised steel planters were commissioned to accommodate mature Dicksonia antarctica tree ferns, Hedychium flavescens, Pseudopanax crassifolius and Astelia chathamica on the basement level surrounding understated Gaze Burvill furniture. Evergreen Trachelospermum jasminoides and Erigeron karvinskianus offer an elegant and restrained approach to the house.
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Dicksonia; Erigeron karvinskianus; Garden furniture; Hedychium flavescens; Planters; Reclaimed salvo; Trachelospermum jasminoides; Water feature
Barnes
A pair of large multi-stem Osmanthus trees offer evergreen screening along the boundary with the pavement and road. At head height, the repetition of the round head theme follows with the series of Buxus sempervirens ball forms in front of the basement lightwell. The black tones of the tessellated path are mirrored in the use of flame-finished blade basalt paving as stepping stones. These connect with side door access path, household waste and recycling bin store, made from iroko hardwood, and which sits discreetly within the planting and behind the boundary wall.
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