Devon garden
A plantsman’s paradise, this garden is an abundance of summer colour and seasonal interest. Nestled in a valley in South Devon, just a stone’s throw from the sea, the brief for this garden was to help the bold contemporary architecture of the house settle into its rural surroundings. A two-tiered terrace projects out to the edge of a stream that forms the backbone of the garden. With multiple springs, this garden boasts a diverse range of water loving species of plants as well as large, billowing drifts of perennial planting. As the garden stretches out into the 4 acre plot, the planting becomes increasingly naturalistic as the garden and landscape merge. The house faces the side of the valley, where the native grass has been cut into geometric shapes that catch the morning light. Boulders sourced from Dartmoor are positioned in the planting, helping to anchor the building in the landscape.