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Before: a jumble of materials badly placed and worn made for a gloomy outlook.
Before: a jumble of materials badly placed and worn made for a gloomy outlook.
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City Centre Yard transformed
City Centre Yard transformed
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Before : a mix of builders rubble and rubbish
Before : a mix of builders rubble and rubbish

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Courtyard Gardens

Courtyard Gardens, Bath

Courtyards

Brief

To re invigorate a tired and dark courtyard garden.

This garden had fallen into disrepair. The astroturf and paving combination had perished creating a slippery damp space.

Solution

I used the same paving throughout the garden which was light in colour and made of natural stone: this  created a feeling of space. The borders were made wider to allow larger plants and more interest throughout the year, which also helped disguise the bland fence that surrounded the garden. New timber raised beds were introduced to give a head start for the climbers to grow up the arch and over the very high fence at the back.

City Centre Yard

A long narrow plot squeezed in between the high wall of a Georgian building and a hedge. The space was once an old tenement house but was bombed and subsequently pulled down. The client wanted a garden that looked like it had been designed long ago, to reflect this historic setting of  Bath, but also to encourage wildlife. The layout was simple and elegant, using stone found on site and gravel , in keeping with the local vernacular. Soft herbaceous planting to attract pollinators along with a pond, ensures many insects and beneficial garden wildlife can now thrive  here.

Melanie Jackson garden design is a small company in Bath providing inspired planting design and beautiful gardens in and around Bath. Even with the most derelict plots or daunting projects, I can find a way to create a garden that is welcoming and relaxing. I cover a wide range of styles, including family, contemporary or low maintenance gardens, vegetable, wildlife and cottage gardens, courtyards, modern terraces and traditional gardens. I also work with conservation projects, listed buildings and landscapes of historic interest. I am keen to promote organic practice and the inclusion of wildlife and ecology from design through to completion. With over 25 years of practical and technical experience, I ensure each project delivers a design service tailored to suit your garden and individual needs. Designing a garden can mean re-landscaping the entire plot or simply re-planting and shaping existing borders. I am happy to work on complete gardens or smaller areas of planting. I also offer gardening advice and ideas with workshops and a specialist garden maintenance service.

© Garden Designer Melanie Jackson BA (Hons) MSc | 1 Weatherly Avenue, Bath, North Somerset BA2 2PF | 01225 353393 | 07977 560545 | email |
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