Landscaping in Hassocks, West Sussex
A large but uninspiring garden with stunning views that the client wanted transformed.
They asked for a play area for the children as well as the adults! After numbers site visits and meetings we agreed a design that was within their budget.
View taken from the house showing the old patio and the expanse of lawn.
We set to work with the ground works and installing drainage in the lawn area.
Mud! You can always rely on January to offer an 'interesting' working environment...
The Lower Deck
They wanted a lower deck separate from the house so that they could make the most of their view and the afternoon sun. They also wanted it for entertaining so we installed lighting within the deck and planters.
The lower deck before planting and turfing
The lower deck a year later
The Top Deck & Path
The clients also wanted a deck at the back of the house. We used different materials to create texture and interest, bringing it together by using wood edging.
Laying out the deck and path features - a work in progress
The same view of the deck a year later
We installed a water feature at the corner of the top deck. A year on and the planting has softened the hard edges of the deck.
The Arbour
We built a feature tunnel arbour to join the house and patio to the garden and accentuate the view. Again we installed lighting in the arbour path so that it looked great even at night.
The finished arbour
The lighting of the arbour at night
Fencing & Rose Arch
We erected a fence to keep the children's play area and vegetable patch separate from the rest of the garden.
The fence and arch in progress
A year on the completed fence and arch offer attractive separation between the key areas of the garden.
The Results
After a year the key points of the original design and construction can be seen in context with maturing planting (and better weather!).
This project took a total of five weeks from first 'breaking ground' to the end result. The clients were thrilled and the garden has become an immensely useable space that works extremely well for them as a family.
Hastingford Farm Cottage
Hastingford Lane
Hadlow Down
East Sussex TN22 4DY
