A Garden in Thatcham with Curve Appeal

We landscaped the garden last November and the wide patio area which stretches accross the back of the house has been contrasted with the installation of curved lines.  Thinking outside the box and using curves in the design of your garden can instantly transform a space and make it completely unique. To find out more, take a look at our designer Katie’s blog about using curves in garden design.

Here you can see the garden before and after the landscape construction:

Work in Progress:

It was definitely a challenging build due to the very wet conditions (as you can see in these photos!), but we are pleased to say that the team pulled if off and delivered a stunning result.

How We Created Curve Appeal:

A number of features came together to make this design a success – here’s how we created curve appeal:

S-Shape Retaining Wall

• We constructed a satisfying S-shape red brick retaining wall located off the main patio. This naturally creates an unusually long curved border, ready for spring planting.

Circular Patio and Steps

• We laid a circular shaped patio on the lower terrace. For this we used the same beautiful limestone paving in ‘Graphite’ to match the rest of the garden.
• It has large sweeping convex circular steps leading down on to the lawn, and the curves are repeated in the concave steps in the retaining wall, which take you up to the top patio.

Curved Retaining Walls

• Here you can see how the curved retaining walls, which follow the lines of the circular patio, frame the view of the garden from the top patio.
• The shapes cleverly fit together to create a cohesive, flowing design.

Heart-Shaped Lawn

• As dictated by the outline of the brick retaining wall, the new lawn mirrors the defined curve in its perimeter with two smaller ones on the opposite side so that the lawn area resembles a stretched heart shape.
• Leading off the circle patio, a curved shape paved landing has been incorporated into the design. This breaks up the path to the back gate.

Before and After:

Here’s another before and after slider showing the changes from a different angle. The curves work beautifully to soften the straight lines of the house. The design will be further softened by the addition of planting in the borders. We’re looking forward to starting this within the next couple of weeks – watch this space to see how we get on…

From planning a new border to a complete garden remodel, we pride ourselves on transforming ideas into beautiful reality, with minimum disruption. If you’re based in or around the Reading and Newbury area, we’d love to meet and discuss your project in detail – book your free no-obligation garden consultation today.