Fenton Roberts Garden Design, Family Garden Design, London

Long Suburban Gardens

Productive Garden, Palmers Green: A Harmonious Blend of Form and Function

This Palmers Green garden is a truly hardworking space, designed to offer year-round appeal and functionality. It features two inviting seating areas, perfectly positioned to capture the morning and evening sun, alongside a generous lawn and a dedicated vegetable zone.

We introduced a more dynamic feel by shaping the lawn and giving both patios a distinctive, curved upper edge. The planting scheme is a vibrant cottage style, in a palette of blues, yellows, and lively pinks, and is particularly rich in scented plants, specifically requested to heighten sensory enjoyment.

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Sandstone Patio and Lawn in Summer

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Perennial garden plants with curvaceous lawn

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Sandstone paving

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Gravel seating area

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Garden arches

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Bistro Set for morning sun.

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Lettaces, Corgettes and Broccoli

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Salvia and Geum

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The garden in Autumn

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Geraniums flowering in May

Family Garden Palmers Green

This long, narrow garden was made to appear wider and more interesting with the addition of diagonally slanting oval lawns, a new paving area and a deep planting area to the rear. The side return was updated and a steep sloping section replaced with two shallow steps.

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A sleeper path leads to a shady seating area.

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The new patio has plenty of room for family dining

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Attractive Matching Pots contain Olive Trees and Mahonia 'Soft Caress'

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Woodland Bed in May

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Acer

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Phlomis, Penstemon and Acanthus in June

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When it has finished flowering the Phlomis has interesting seed heads.

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Long Shady Garden

This garden is extremely long and shady. The existing layout of a rectangular lawn with a flowerbed running up each side was boring and made the garden feel empty. We divided the garden into two more intimate spaces consisting of oval lawns, connected by a stepping stone path. A new bench was placed to receive the best sun with a view across the garden to a birdbath. Retaining some of the larger existing shrubs and the two trees where the lawns meet, give the planting an immediate sense of maturity and helps to connect the garden to the wider woodland landscape.