Cottage Garden With A Twist

Project Type: Domestic Garden
How Mark Wakley of Freshscapes redesigned and refreshed a tired patio area in this Buckinghamshire Garden
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Brief
Updating the patio area

Mark was invited to redesign this garden in High Wycombe, Buckinnghamshire by removing the old patio and replacing it with a more user-friendly hard landscaped space. His client wanted a firepit area for relaxing and socialising, a place to indulge his passion for outdoor cooking and better access to his home office - which is in a garden building.

Challenge
Interesting Paving Patterns

On the whole, the project ran beautifully smoothly. An accommodating client, good access and kind weather meant there were no major hiccoughs during the build. Mark did however need to scratch his head a bit over the cutting. One of the paved areas involved some tricky angles as the annex wasn't square to the house. All in a day's work for experienced landscapers like Freshscapes.

Solution
Natural Limestone for a Traditional Feel

As and contractor, Mark had full control over the materials he specified and installed. The client had asked fo a cottage-style garden with a contemporary twist and so Mark opted for natural limestone paving and used limestone setts to create stunning decorative features.
Phase 2 of this project will be all about enhancing that cottage garden look and feel with some wildflower turf to attract butterflies and bees.

Credits

Designer: Mark Wakley, Freshscapes

Contractor: Freshscapes

Supplier: Arbour Landscape Solutions

Products

Tandur Grey Limestone Paving

New Sawn & Tumbled Blue Limestone Setts

mini digger preparing ground for new path
traditional garden with trees paths and patio
seating area in buckinghamshire garden
patio in limestone pavers with firepit area
Built in outdoor kitchen area
doorstep made from limestone bricks
creating a garden path using blue limestone setts
outdoor seating with firepit
limestone pavers and setts used side by side
pathway in blue limestone setts leading to patio area
Contrasting textures with setts and pavers from Arbour Landscape Solutions
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