The brief was simple: "Solve my drainage problems - I can't do anything with my garden, it's got a really soggy lawn. Oh, and I would like to have space to entertain."

This garden was built to have a contemporary look using travertine tiles and rendering to create the finish.

The client hated his existing fence, so rather than incur the cost of replacing this, we designed it in by planting Taxus hedging on the left hand side, adjacent to the lawn, which added foliage and a distraction to the eye with a bonus of adding privacy to the garden once it matured.

The rest was hidden with timber cladding to match the pergola and deck. Box hedging was planted to soften the stepping up and the addition of furniture and pots finished the job.