Landscape & Urban Design Issue 43 2020 | Page 4

GARDEN DESIGN CHISWICK GARDEN Our clients, for whom Charlotte Rowe had already created a garden previously, had bought a listed detached house in the Bedford Park Conservation Area in Chiswick, West London. Major works were to be undertaken to both the interior and footprint of the property. The house is situated in the centre of a tricky triangular site of 312 square metres in total. When our clients bought the property, the garden was composed of a number of unconnected zones: a narrow front path, a main lawn which struggled in the semi-shady triangular space, and another narrow shady passage leading to a very dark, poky ‘back terrace’ area. Our client’s brief was to create a more cohesive external area comprising a ‘secret garden’ in the main triangular space, a secondary ‘destination’ off the kitchen for dining and visually attractive paths to unite these spaces as all areas are clearly visible from windows on the ground floor. 4 www.landud.co.uk Before After Follow us @ludmagazine