To be given the go ahead for the project, we started with a design consultation to share objectives and goals. Following on, visual plans were drawn up. It was a great opportunity for client and Border Control to collaborate, putting together what our client wanted with Julie's design expertise and flair. We ended up with a design in 2D and 3D to ensure our client could visualise every part of their future garden. Our plans incorporated both hard landscaping and soft landscaping elements. This enabled us to show the bones of the garden as well as the touches of greenery that would arrive after. Julie's drawn up plans were paired with carefully curated mood boards full of ideas that we wanted to bring into the garden. Samples of materials followed soon after, to allow our clients to choose exactly what they wanted, from cobbles to gravel, millboard to Corten steel.
As Border Control is a soft landscaping team, we worked with B Cooper Groundworks for the hard landscaping stage. Bruce and his team have been brilliant with every project we've worked on with them. As they finished building each bed, corner or feature, Border Control worked around them to fill in the newly finished areas with plants, taking weeks off the project time compared to one team that worked on the hard and soft landscaping consecutively.
Above: our initial 2D design.
Right: a snapshot of our 3D walkthrough of the garden.
Natural stone edging with soft rounded corners. Family friendly without compromising on aesthetic. This stone edging has a hand carved underside ridge running along the length to make space for outdoor strip lighting. This little detail turns the garden into a beautiful space at night, not just a pretty picture in the day!
Our rust coloured moon gate is made from Corten steel. It's a beautiful structure without taking away from the rest of the project. Again, it's the little details that make this design, with matching steel used as edging around the garden for cohesion and flow, as well as the central sculpture.
We showed our clients this sculpture for inspiration, they loved it so much it was purchased and made the main focal point of the garden!
