Large Contemporary Country Garden
Under Construction
A garden of almost an acre forming part of a large landscape project in East Sussex. Currently awaiting construction which is being jointly managed with the owner.
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Because of it's scale the garden divides into several interflowing terraces and to be built on the upper part of a long field flanked by a small rise with a line of three grand English oaks on one side and a long mature hedgerow on the other.
The upper level consists of two areas. A large existing patio terrace with a mature weeping willow and a substantial outbuilding forms the main section. To the side of this will be a partly gravelled courtyard style garden functioning as shade seating area, marquee site and a segment of the estate drive.
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A curving path will lead down a sloping shade section under the first and largest oak to the main upper garden, which also adjoins the main patio. This is walk through group of beds loosely reminiscent. of a parterre
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Opposite the first oak will be seating arbor behind a trio of ornamental pear trees and sheltered by the outbuilding
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This level will be retained by a wall of local stone topped with a lavender hedge and divided by a set of steps down to the next terrace. The path leads to a central seating area surrounded with free planting of herbs, allium and other sun plants in a palette of silvers blues, soft purples and whites and creams.
A formal hedge ends this section and again steps descend to the next terrace with a lawn terminated by a line of ornamental cherries partly concealing the future orchard and existing tennis courts and stables beyond.
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A sloping sunny banking leads back from the terraces to the main oak and looking towards the other oaks and an existing pond. This will be planted with swathes of sun loving mediterranean herbs and perennials, punctuated by cypresses.
The banking will rise to a cluster of white birches, and larger shrubs partly allowing a view through to the pasture beyond and further white birches and shrubs will follow the hedge line and frame the series of terraces from the opposite wing.
