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East Suffolk garden

Bespoke landscape around converted barns

This project was designed and built in 2023 and the photos here provide a sneak preview of the finished garden. More photos will follow in due course, once the garden has had a chance to settle and grow.

This design makes the most of the old agricultural yard surrounding beautifully converted residential barns, set in the idyllic East Suffolk countryside.

Hard and soft materials are carefully chosen to sensitively integrate the garden with the character of the barns and the local context.

Colm Joseph east suffolk garden modern landscape design beech hedge limestone gravel multi-stem tree acer campestre sunset

Colm Joseph east suffolk garden converted barn beech hedge ornamental grasses gravel driveway limestone multi-stem tree acer campestre

Colm Joseph east suffolk garden converted barn limestone path old brick timber cladding multi-stem tree acer campestre

Colm Joseph east suffolk garden converted barn beech hedge multi-stem tree acer campestre

Spaces are carefully shaped with clipped beech hedges and multi-stem trees, providing distinct but visually unified spaces around the garden.

On arrival, a minimalist arrangement of ornamental grass planting, clipped beech hedges, and a feature tree (a multi-stem acer campestre) creates a striking composition that simultaneously provides an inviting welcome and privacy for the rest of the garden.

Sweeping gravel pathways lead through the rest of the garden, connecting various destination points and seating areas. Soft landscaping includes naturalistic perennial planting areas, expanses of wildflower meadow, and a carefully designed gravel garden.