We love a challenge and here we were faced with a blank canvas and an awful modern brick wall that spoilt the beauty of this wonderful building in Leigh in Kent. The Barn should be celebrated as it truly is a building of amazing beauty, history and period architecture. This is our second design in Leigh, a very pretty, picturesque village near to Tonbridge. Context was important here, I wanted to be sympathetic to the property and reverted to kent ragstone for the retaining wall, our local stone, creating a large terrace with surrounding planting, softening the hardscapes. The front of the barn (seen below) which originally had just gravel is now seated and softened within its landscape with a chunky oak (painted black) framed border, planted with vibrant Acers, Penstemon, Alliums and Buxus. Gemma @ greencube maintains this garden on a monthly basis, keeping it looking great. This is year 1, I'll return next spring and summer to get some more images. Setting out fo...
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