Family Garden - Bromley

Design Brief

A family home in Bromley had been neglected for years until the present owners moved in and modernised the property from the ground floor right up to the roof.

With the extensive internal renovations underway the next phase was the complete transformation of both the front and rear gardens. As a family home the rear garden needed to be visually stunning from the main terrace whilst being practical and a joy to look after. The front garden priority was security and ease of parking, with an elegant, welcoming aspect when viewed from the street.

This image shows the house before we got to work...

As planting specialists Adam S Bailey Garden Design ensured a fine balance of structural form and sophisticated colours through the four seasons. This landscape is a fine example of a how impressive a family garden can look when intelligent design and careful planning come together to create a uniquely handcrafted, high quality finish.

And here is how everything looked once we were done...

Rear Garden - The Main Terrace

Rear Garden - The rear aspect of the house

Rear Garden - The terrace steps leading to the lawn

Rear Garden - Contemporary slate planters with stone water feature on the main terrace

Rear Garden - Curved pathways of sandstone and brick edging lead the eye round the garden

Rear Garden - Details are important no matter what size the garden

Front Garden - The elegant front gates (automatic)

Front Garden - High quality brickwork to the front of the property

Front Garden - Tegula paving provides ample space for parking

Front Garden - Parking space viewed from the other side

Sample Plants

Hippophae rhamnoides, Cotinus 'Grace', Drimys lanceolata, Fargesia 'Bimbo', Brunnera 'Jack Frost', Stipa tenuissima, Heuchera 'Chocolate Ruffles', Kniphofia 'Brimstone', Anthriscus 'Ravenswing'.

Materials

Brick steps and retaining walls, handmade wrought iron security gates, sandstone paving with Porphyry sett detailing, tegula paving