Brief

The client’s front garden in their Surrey home had a poor quality lawn which was full of moss and not much else! The client wanted the garden renovated to be interesting and attractive with a pond feature, new lawn, herbaceous border and a grasses bed.

Description

The old lawn was taken up with a turf cutter and the whole site rotavated and levelled. The pond area was dug out and the linings laid, before setting Yorkshire stones around the outside, to frame the pond and keep the lining in place. A selection of grasses were planted (Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster', Festuca glauca, Pennisetum alopecuroides, to name a few!) along with Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ and Verbena bonariensis to add colour. Washed Scottish pebbles were used around the pond and grass area to add an attractive top layer. These light coloured pebbles framed the pond and complemented the grasses.The herbaceous bed area was mulched with a local organic compost to be ready for planting. The suggested planting included Sedum, Alchemilla, Phormium, Hydrangea, Anemome and Geranium. Tulip bulbs were also planted for Spring colour. The lawn was marked out with a flexible steel lawn edging. Sand was spread on the lawn area to improve the drainage and level the surface, a lawn fertiliser was then applied. Finally, high quality Rolawn lawn turfs were laid to complete the project.

Result

The client’s front garden was completely transformed with many new areas of interest. They report that there have been many compliments in favour of their new front garden. The large pond adds a new feature, surrounded by attractive and interesting planting and finished with a brand new, high quality lawn.