Small garden with "wow" factor

The brief for this small garden in Reigate was really quite simple “I want a garden with “wow” factor!”  My client, Stephanie, had recently moved into her house, a new-build mews style property with a typical new-build style garden – a bit of cheap decking outside the back door, boundary fences and a lawn.

So we really had a blank canvass to work with. Perhaps the most wonderful thing about the garden was the church beyond the end boundary, literally at the end of the garden.

Stephanie had a clear idea of how she wanted feel when she was out in the garden.  She longed for a calm and peaceful haven where she could enjoy a glass of wine in the evening on her own but she also wanted a space in which she could entertain her friends and family.

She liked the idea of raised beds but her preference was for flowing lines and romantic lush planting so she was unsure if this could be achieved in such a small garden.   There were practical things to accommodate too, a small BBQ, water butt, birdbath, a storage chest, an existing table and chairs, pots and 2 beautiful sculptures – quite a challenge in a space measuring 5m x 10m!