‘Frederic has blended my love of simple, contemporary form with a subtle and nostalgic planting scheme that evokes my Suffolk childhood. It feels like an oasis within this oasis of a village. I hardly feel the need to go out.’ Theo WS 

‍A small, secluded walled garden with a well. Our client specified a formal layout that would improve the relationship between house and garden.  The well disappeared under a resin-bound terrace.  While asking for structure and formality, our client felt that cottage-style planting would be in keeping with the garden and its attractive flint walls.

Dividing the garden into two rectilinear zones, we pushed the boundaries outwards, while visually lengthening the garden with axial paths accented with evergreen blocks of Yew. We integrated the long side return by creating a vista into the garden: punctuated with a pair of fastigiate Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’. Three weeping crab apples (Malus toringo) create naturalistic pleaching to the rear.  The raised resin-bound gravel terrace, enveloped by planting beds conceal the well and is accessed via a pair of French doors installed upon our recommendation. 

The garden feels deceptively spacious, suggesting, rather than creating, two rooms.  The colour palate is gentle. Pastel yellow and pink tones are offset by darker Roses.