Brook House

Location:

Wiltshire, UK.​

Design concept:

Dining and entertainment space extends from the house onto a low maintenance Mediterranean-style gravel garden, in this south facing rural scheme.
 

Specimen trees, shrubs and perennial planting circle a paved terrace for alfresco dining, creating an intimate entertaining area.
 

Under timber arches gravel walkways traverse the site connecting upper and lower parts of the garden. The arches are a decorative feature that also serve to connect different areas, while also creating intimacy and enclosure as the clients move through the garden.
 

Behind high Beech hedges, narrow paths weave through a late summer/early autumn flower garden to a hidden seating area offering a quiet retreat on it's western edge.
 

At the furthest end of the site wildflower meadow surrounds an open sided, tin roofed summer house designed for relaxation and birdwatching. Views extend over the river at the property's boundary, to the landscape beyond.