GARDEN DESIGN
BRISTOL ACCESSIBLE
GARDEN
Outerspace Creative Landscaping
designed this large accessible garden
for a family with a very active
outdoor lifestyle. The challenge was
to use the additional requirement of
wheelchair access to create a garden
for the whole family to use and
enjoy. Level changes were resolved
across the whole garden using gently
sloping curved paths to create some
great dynamic lines.
The paths are finished with resin
bound gravel, a great material for
forming curves and very wheelchair
friendly. Curved planting strips form
concentric arcs around the lawn and
these are set at different heights
making them visible from the lawn,
lower terrace and the property.
Raised vegetable beds radiate out
from the central lawn and can be
accessed from both the sloping path
and stepped pathway on the far
side.
A smaller satellite lawn floats off
the main lawn and is the perfect
The garden although located on
the outskirts of Bristol has a semi-
rural setting and is surrounded
by large mature trees and hedges.
The central feature of the garden
is a stunning raised circular lawn,
with paths wrapping around the
perimeter set at shallow gradients.
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