URBAN GARDEN
​Our clients' garden in Cuffley was on a sharp gradient with little to no flat areas for dining or relaxing.

Listening to their brief, and how they wanted to use the garden, we devised a concept that replaced their sloped lawn with spacious platforms (all surrounded by lush planting) leading from a wide dining patio. 
​The new design not only provides them with a much more usable (and arguably beautiful!) space, but also completely opens out their view from the house.
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We have absolutely loved working with our clients on this project and are very grateful to them for trusting us with such an ambitious design.  Every time we return, it's a joy to see how much they enjoy their new space!     
​Vanessa & Rachel, VaRa Garden Design
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​BEFORE
As always, we always enjoy taking a look back at what we saw of the garden when we first met our clients and took their brief to improve the space.
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Little useable space and limited view to the garden

Uneven narrow patio lacking planting close to the house

And this is how we did it;

• Built on a steep incline, we designed generous platforms and stone steps, all retained by CorTen and copper slate cladding, to lead you gently through the garden with lots of spaces to stop along the way
• A cedar-clad studio at the top of the garden gives our clients an all-weather space from which to relax and enjoy their new view
• Lush planting gives year-round interest, texture and colour, with some lovely highlights for each season, from spring right through to winter.
• Ambient lighting provides a lovely glow, highlighting structural trees and sculptures, as well as inviting you through the space
• Two water features, one at the top and one at the bottom of the garden, provide a lovely soothing sound to be enjoyed wherever you are in the garden
• We installed a specially commissioned sculpture called 'Resilience' by Jill Clarke Design for a real punctuation in this urban oasis

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