GARDEN REVISIT - Cashmere Oaks

 It is such a treat to return to a garden I have designed, to see how my clients have either interpreted my plans for themselves - or followed them to the letter. 

This gorgeous urban garden went from being a blank canvas, to filling out with strong structure and form by the following year. Gardens, as we know, get better and better with age. These photos were taken 1 and 2 years after they were planted. 

My client wanted roses, hedges, year-round interest, colour and to screen surrounding rooflines, and she has done a superb job of developing (and maintaining) the gardens. It looks stunning today. 

                                 BEFORE PHOTOS 

BEFORE: View from the street

BEFORE: Vegetable garden

BEFORE: Rear garden

                                1 & 2 YEARS LATER

AFTER: View from the street

Front door gardens

REAR GARDEN, above and below - Camellias, Cherry Trees, Hydrangeas and box hedging provide
year round structure and seasonal interest. Autumn.

BELOW: A few years later - summer sees the Hydrangeas in full glory. And the neighbouring houses have disappeared. Depth of the garden allows a rear hedge, trees and shrubs, then hedge in front.
Photos courtesy of DB. Thank you! 

VEGETABLE GARDEN - The vegetable garden now has concrete paving
and a seating area (not shown), with a picking garden against the house.