In many cases, the clues for landscape design lie in the existing buildings and structures themselves. This older Tudor home cried out for an undated, seamless approach.
The driveway (once exiting to the street through the middle of the front lawn) now extends across property, through two new dry stone columns. These columns were built with the salvaged stone from an existing dry stone wall, plus reclaimed stone brought in from off site.
The large circular driveway is bordered in a mortared rubble. A parking pad of large limestone slabs sits inside this border. A lych-gate, built in classic Tudor style, frames a beautiful sight line from the street to the front door. Surrounding all of this are informal garden beds, deep and luxurious, as the scale of the home demands.
The driveway (once exiting to the street through the middle of the front lawn) now extends across property, through two new dry stone columns. These columns were built with the salvaged stone from an existing dry stone wall, plus reclaimed stone brought in from off site.
The large circular driveway is bordered in a mortared rubble. A parking pad of large limestone slabs sits inside this border. A lych-gate, built in classic Tudor style, frames a beautiful sight line from the street to the front door. Surrounding all of this are informal garden beds, deep and luxurious, as the scale of the home demands.
The path to the back of the property passes through sunny perennial borders and a large flagstone eating area. With virtually no lawn, the textured back gardens envelope visitors in greenery and flowers, spilling over every wall.
The path continues to a serene black bottom pool. Built into the slope, the terraced stone walls begin below the waterline. The poolhouse is clad in stone, wood and stucco, as per the house. It contains a toilet, kitchen, change room and, of course, the pool equipment.
The path continues to a serene black bottom pool. Built into the slope, the terraced stone walls begin below the waterline. The poolhouse is clad in stone, wood and stucco, as per the house. It contains a toilet, kitchen, change room and, of course, the pool equipment.
