The Arts and Crafts Garden

This sloping garden in West Littleton, near Bath in South Gloucestershire, was designed for a keen gardener and an enthusiastic vegetable grower. I counteracted the slope with terracing and created little seating areas to chase the sun around the garden. My client wanted to add her own Gertrude Jeykll style planting, so it seemed only natural that I take inspiration from one of my design heroes, Sir Edwyn Lutyens, for the hard landscaping, in particular his distinctive circular stone steps.

A set of Lutyens steps with two large planters either side next to a table and a set of chairs

The Arts and Crafts Garden — Lutyens Steps

Four large raised beds containing a variety of vegetables

The Arts and Crafts Garden — Veg beds

A small bistro set on a patio of Cotswold stone slabs surrounded by gravel and small planters

The Arts and Crafts Garden — Patio

My drawing for the arts and crafts garden

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