Peter Bird Landscape Garden Design
Peter Bird

Landscape & Garden Design

Contemporary Country Garden

  • Contemporary Country Garden Flowering shrubs, perennials and grasses

    Flowering shrubs, perennials and grasses
    Bringing colour to the garden throughout the year was very important to the client and this was achieved by combining flowering shrubs, perennials and grasses.

  • Contemporary Country Garden Natural stone paving terrace

    Natural stone paving terrace
    The terrace was then constructed using natural stone paving...

  • Contemporary Country Garden Steps from the terrace to the garden

    Steps from the terrace to the garden
    Steps were built to allow access to the garden from the terrace.

  • Contemporary Country Garden Oak sleepers raised beds

    Oak sleepers raised beds
    To create the large terrace at the rear of the house, raised beds using oak sleepers were built to retain the bank...

  • Contemporary Country Garden Autumn flowering display

    Autumn flowering display
    In these pictures this autumn flowering display has been created within the first year of planting.

  • Contemporary Country Garden A habitat for wildlife

    A habitat for wildlife
    At the back of the earth mound where the planting finished the wild grass was left to grow long so that it created a foil for the mown grass and also provided a habitat for wildlife.

  • Contemporary Country Garden Flowering shrubs and perennials

    Flowering shrubs and perennials
    To create more interest within the garden an earth mound was created, this was then planted with a combination of flowering shrubs and perennials.

  • Contemporary Country Garden Extensive planting and fruit trees

    Extensive planting and fruit trees
    From the rear of the garden the island bed, fruit trees, re-built well, earth mound, children's play area and extensive planting can be seen.

  • Contemporary Country Garden Island bed with large table and chairs

    Island bed with large table and chairs
    Within this part of the garden is a circle of mown grass, the long grass combined with the island bed act as a border for the lawn and therefore defines its shape, within this area is a large table and chairs.

  • Contemporary Country Garden Wattle hurdle fence

    Wattle hurdle fence
    A wattle hurdle fence screens the compost, shed and burning area.

Contemporary Country Garden

This Comptemporary country garden in Buckinghamshire was created to accommodate the family's love of outdoor living and to make the most of the garden's location within the surrounding countryside.

To create the large terrace at the rear of the house, raised beds using oak sleepers were built to retain the bank. The terrace was then constructed using natural stone paving. Steps were built to allow access to the garden from the terrace.

Bringing colour to the garden throughout the year was very important to the client and this was achieved by combining flowering shrubs, perennials and grasses. In these pictures this autumn flowering display has been created within the first year of planting.

To create more interest within the garden an earth mound was created, this was then planted with a combination of flowering shrubs and perennials. At the back of the earth mound where the planting finished the wild grass was left to grow long so that it created a foil for the mown grass and also provided a habitat for wildlife.

From the rear of the garden the island bed, fruit trees, re-built well, earth mound, children's play area and extensive planting can be seen. Within this part of the garden is a circle of mown grass, the long grass combined with the island bed act as a border for the lawn and therefore defines its shape, within this area is a large table and chairs. A wattle hurdle fence screens the compost, shed and burning area.

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