GARDEN DESIGN
Photo credit : Jason Ingrams
As the garden starts to mature and knit together it has created a Zen escape from city life . In this busy world , it ’ s incredibly valuable to step off the treadmill for a moment and just contemplate nature . This garden is so accessible you can instantly take those stolen moments from the urban world and yet the space works so hard for each square metre providing parking , bike storage , privacy but most importantly respite from daily life .
Photo credit : Nathalie Priem
The garden also had to accommodate a bike shed large enough to store the whole families bikes . The shed was custom-made and is the full height of the fence for maximum storage . To boost the view from the owners ’ kitchen window , which overlooks the garden , the bike shed has a green roof . This helps boost biodiversity in the garden and is planted with bee and butterflyattracting plants .
The owners ’ are bowled over by the finished result . “ A garden in London is not something I took for granted but we now have a lovely outdoor room and more reason to nip outside ,” they say . “ It now feels like home once you come through the gate , and style-wise it ties in with our house . We like the modern art feeling and the screens cast beautiful shadows as well as being practical – they are a fence , a gate and support for climbers . The inlaid tiling adds personality and quirkiness . Just looking at the garden makes us happy . What was once an eyesore and a burden feels like a new piece of home .”
Photo credit : Jason Ingrams
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