CONCRETE & STONEWORK
PRIVATE LANDSCAPING
PROJECT, HERTFORDSHIRE
Transforming an unkempt 200-year-
old walled garden into a desirable
outdoor space that can be enjoyed
all year round was the challenge
presented to Haddonstone by one
of their landscaping clients. BALI
registered cast stone manufacturer
Haddonstone was commissioned by
their Hertfordshire-based client to
transform a large residential garden.
Haddonstone’s client had inherited
the large walled garden when they
purchased the property over 10
years ago. Whilst it certainly exuded
charm, the client felt its original
appearance was a little ‘scruffy’.
The client wanted to incorporate
stylish hard landscaping elements
that would add structure, whilst
enhancing and complementing the
original design.
The client originally worked on an
outline design with a professional
landscaper, before developing
the plan to suit their individual
tastes. They worked closely
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with Haddonstone to develop
a bespoke design that provided
both practicality and a sharp,
polished look. The client chose
Haddonstone’s products as a cost-
effective solution that offered high-
quality landscaping options that
would work sympathetically with
the original walled garden.
The client was keen to create several
strong focal points and to introduce
pathways to encircle the lawn,
allowing the garden to be enjoyed
all year round. They were also keen
to play with perspective - important
because the garden is formed across
a number of levels.
Foremost, the client was keen to
emphasize the significant redbrick
entranceway to their garden,
approached from a lower-level
courtyard. Two existing original
brick piers had crumbled and
needed to be professionally restored
by a specialist builder, so that
they seamlessly blended with the
remaining wall. Haddonstone’s
cast stone pier caps and ball finials
were then chosen to sit on top of
the restored gate piers to protect
the bricks and to enhance the
entranceway. Haddonstone then
worked with the client to produce
two sets of cast stone steps that lead
up to the upper garden. From the
courtyard, this cleverly gives the
perspective of just one set of steps
and reduced the need to excavate
too much ground, thereby exposing
the original wall to the risk of
collapse by using forceful digging
equipment.
Inside the garden, a contemporary
pool area was formed through
combining Haddonstone cast stone
steps, copings, a pool surround
and additional pier caps and ball
finials. The pool area was designed
over three levels, using copings to
skilfully incorporate the existing red
brick wall.
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