Samantha Willis Garden Design

Garden Design Chipping Norton

The Garden was a muddy slope in the Cotswolds but we worked with the builders who were renovating the property to create a garden that works with the house. We created raised beds, patio areas and seating areas. We also designed the lighting and irrigation needs for the garden to create a low maintenance garden in the Cotswolds.

Originally a muddy slope we created a garden in Chipping Norton working with the landscapers, electricians and the builders to create the relaxed low maintenance garden.

5 years later I visited the garden and here are the results.

This garden style is a relaxed country garden that uses roses, nepeta and lavender as key plants. Whilst is looks lush and full of plants the garden design tip here for low maintenanc is small borders. The borders are no more than a meter wide. The different levels with plants at each step creates the illusion of a lush garden.

If you’re looking for a low maintenance garden design in Chipping Norton or around please feel free to reach out and contact us

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Garden Inspiration for Courtyard Garden

This was a north facing courtyard garden in Oxfordshire. The kitchen was very dark and gloomy and the garden was too.
The brief was to create a garden where more than one person could sit and to provide vegetation and plants from the house.
They loved the Meditteranean styles and bold colours.

Garden Inspiration to brighten up a courtyard Garden
We painted the walls a bright sunny colour which then reflected into the kitchen. We all know what it feels like when the sun starts shining and providing light into the house. We attempted to do this with the colours.
Garden Accessories, we added garden accessories that were gold, the bird feeder and ornamental balls caught the sun and added a bit of glow to the garden. Imagine the beach when the sun glistens on the sea, we created these little jewel like sparkles. The mirror again added some more light into the kitchen as it bounced more light into the garden area.
Seating is especially important in a small courtyard garden. Sometimes furniture is too dominating and so we build the garden seat and bench. Big enough for 4 people to actually sit in the garden. The seating was also designed for maximum storage with a log store and an area for the cushions under the seat.

So if you’re looking for some garden inspiration for your courtyard garden please contact us. What ever you’re style we can create the garden you want. Please contact us for more information

Need some garden inspiration

This garden was designed and landscaped in Oxfordshire. The garden needed a make over. The desire was to design the garden into rooms.
The three rooms have different purposes and are designed to enjoy them as the sun moves around the garden. There is a dining area at the top of the garden. A breakfast area by the herringbone paving. Bistro tables and chairs to follow. The bottom area has space for a table tennis table.

We created the design and did the garden landscaping to create the different areas with clear deliniations with the rose arches dividing the rooms and yew hedging. The yew hedging came as instant hedging. The gravel also provides a clear note of the different areas.

The walls for the raised beds were built matching the the bricks to the existing brickwork. They are also designed to a height so that you could sit on them.

The garden landscaping was developed with much consideration. The log shed is a bespoke log shed that fits perfectly between the door and the window. Purposely designed to be right outside the door so you don’t have to travel too far to fill up the log basket on a cold winter night.

The planting plan has been designed to add scent and all year round interest to the garden. We also re-purposed many of the clients plants that were in pots.

If you’d like some garden inspiration and need garden landscaping please don’t hesitate to us. We design in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Berkshire from town gardens to large country houses contact us for an informal chat contact us