We spent the first weeks clearing spruce and pine trees that had long ago outgrown their alloted space as ornamental trees. A pond - decades old - was leaking, and a lower lake had steeply sloping banks making the water difficult to access. The house had been restored, with new extensions that required access to the sloping gardens. We created a series of terraces, with steps to the lawns. Here, I designed brick rectangles and lines of bricks to break up the expanse of stone and to link back to the brick house. An L-shaped water feature can be seen from the tall picture window and the feature was built and edged with stone to match detailing in the house walls. The brick layout within our paving has lent an arts and crafts feel to the garden and there are different, separate places to eat or relax. The dilapidated swimming pool was re-lined, partly re-built and a de-watering system installed to stop the liner from floating to the surface (as had happened before, due to the high water table). Aroung the pool, a new terrace and summerhouse has created the perfect sunny spot for family entertaining. At night, the garden is lit with over a kilometre of lights throughout the beds, and many of the trees are uplit. 

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