Landscape & Urban Design Issue 30 2018 | Page 30

Paul specified that the Orange foliaged Carex adult terrace be laid with buchananii harmonized with the basalt flagstone used in colour pallete of the steel and the walls and interspersed added movement. with random strips of black Vande Moortel Belgian brick. Later in the year, Paul was Bonding of both ran across commissioned by the same the width of the house to family to design their large keep the eye in the first area roof terrace. “Whilst working and make the garden space on this,” he explained “ I looked feel larger. To the rear of the over the parapet wall and wall a premium grade astro saw three children playing turf was laid within a basalt hockey on the astro turf while frame. their parents sat chatting and drinking coffee in the adult Planting in the adult area section. It is rare to have an used grasses and evergreens opportunity to see, let alone a with two multi stemmed birds eye view, of your design trees, Eriobotrya japonica and working so perfectly for the Acer daviddi, used to frame client”. the area. This garden also won for Paul the Vande Moortel Clay Paver award for best Contemporary Garden, proving play in a small garden can also be stylish and contemporary. 30