The No Lawn Garden
(Blackheath)
The No Lawn Garden
A garden design without lawn can make for a lower-maintenance space.
Doing away with the monoculture also creates paths that function as all-weather entertaining spaces while leading you to hidden seating destinations.
Before, this garden had a square-ish central lawn with a thin strip of planting around the fenceline.
After, the planting is through the garden, with generous paths leading to a hidden sunlounger and embracing a dining area and a second seating area for morning coffee.
Two paving materials were chosen in a pared-back dark palette.
A bijou courtyard needs even more design care and attention.
There is nowhere to hide in a small courtyard garden design. Every corner is on show. That means making every elements work.
The paving here is a beautiful considered Belgian paver, porous to soak away rainfall.
The entire space is divided into three private areas - one for a solo sunlounger, one for seating and one for dining.
Plants work hard to divide the space. Tall grasses and shrubs with year round interest divide the space.
Wildlife will find still water, fallen leaves and diversity in plant selection.
Melanie Hick
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