Creating a garden for a couple who wanted to potter around the garden with a little weeding and deadheading here and there. The change in levels across the garden has been tamed with retaining walls which make care of the garden easy.

Creating a space for entertaining and al-fresco dining was the most important requirement for the garden, along with lawn for the dogs to play and lots of plant interest to view from the kitchen window.

A difficult sloping site is transformed into a journey from the hustle and bustle of the road to the oasis of calm by the house with a fire circle, dining terrace and stunning floating granite steps set in lush planting.