Courtyard garden near Chippenham
I started work with the owners of this house just after they received planning permission to extend the kitchen. They wanted a stylish garden to go with the conversion. Mrs Savage says: “We are very honored that you want to include our garden design in your website. Your courtyard design has definitely completed our home and we enjoy it every moment we are here.”
BEFORE
AFTER May 2025 View from the new kitchen across the garden to the new moon gate; thyme plugs in the lawn, new trees and a few of the new plants just in. Moongate stonework by Julian Greenwood.
DURING The new kitchen is nearly complete. The site is re-leveled, wiring for garden lighting is laid under the path.
AFTER with new kitchen, thyme plugs in the lawn, new trees and a few of the new plants in
The paving being laid, the steel edge for the thyme lawn is set out.
The first plants arrive for planting - the black patch bottom-right is plastic sheeting over a planting pocket ready for a new tree.
The garden as featured in RIBA Residential magazine in '“The House Through the Red Gate”
Above, Winter 2024 with the new trees and new thyme plugs planted
Right, May 2025 planting coming up in gravel
BEFORE the Moon Gate with cached oil tank
Right May 2025 with planting in gravel emerging, thyme lawn established.
The design
The planting plan
Moodboard of proposed plants, inc sedum lawn area by the bedroom paving area, and scatterthroughs.