Amersham

Place: Amersham
Description: An entertainer’s suburban garden

This garden was designed with socialising and entertainment at its heart, whilst maintaining a connection to the neighbouring Chesham Bois woodland. The garden was designed into a series of connected rooms, based on the mid-century architecture of the house.

The front garden is now softer, welcoming and provides privacy. The outlook from the back of the house into the garden, frames a view of multi-stem trees and deep raised planters, creating a seasonally changing picture of the garden. Stepping down through the planters takes you into a large outdoor dining space, with a built-in kitchen and island. From there you descend onto a long lawn, that can be used for after dinner games. At the far side of the garden is a sunken seating area, with built-in fireplace and a cantilevered pergola, draped in scented climbers. All of these areas offer a view of Chesham Bois to the North, where the boundary has been planted as a woodland edge, blurring the lines between the garden and the woodland beyond, providing a cohesive vista.