A low maintenance urban courtyard garden

The brief was to create a low maintenance garden that met a fairly diverse number of requests. The garden needed to be private and yet make the most of a fairly open aspect and offer a number of themed areas. The solution was to create two terraces. The lower one, closer to the house, was screened by trellis panels and climbing plants and the upper terrace was more open, using plants to create an informal screen to the boundaries. The garden was gravelled and included a number of features for added interest, such as a large natural stone circle. A variety of planting was then used, to create different areas within the garden.

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The design (no preview image)
Border and informal boundary screen
Central paving circle in upper terrace
Dry garden area and path
Scented courtyard with sleeper terraces

Please note as this property was a new build house there is no before image. The garden was literally a blank canvas.