This is an east facing rear garden near Bridport, Dorset with views across the hills to the south over the top of neighbouring bungalows. The garden is 13 x 10m in size.  It had been primarily laid to lawn, fruit trees and conifers with a small pond, above an unattractive blockwork retaining wall, through which were narrow, steep steps from a tired looking patio near the house.

 

At the top of the garden was a large rectangular vegetable bed. The clients wanted a more accessible garden with a summer house at the top to take advantage of the view, and an attractive patio and fish pond near the house. They also wanted space to grow a few vegetables.

 

Requirements for the new garden design/landscape architecture:
 

• A patio near the house with a large fish pond

• Wider steps through a more attractive retaining wall

• A summer house and patio with a view of the hills

• A lawn

• Tropical style planting as it is near the south coast

• A vegetable area

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This garden was constructed by Fatleaf, Beaminster.