CONTEMPORARY, COUNTRY
Approached by our clients to create landscape architecture for a luxury property build in Higher Whitley, Cheshire. WM DESIGN STUDIO completed landscape masterplanning, concept and construction detailing for the garden overseeing construction and project management of the scheme.
Our clients approached us to develop a new garden alongside a new house they had built on a difficult site.
The site suffered from constant high winds and water logging and was a difficult, contaminated area of wasteland to create a garden with.
Drainage was an issue and a mass of land drains had failed previously.
A more creative design approach was required.
The inclusion of a natural swale system from the North to South of the site would take water away from the garden and house become a centralising, minimalist focal point for the new garden.
Simplicity was key – using a limited planting palette of hardscape, trees and shrubs that would cope with the difficult site.
Acer campestre (field maple) where planted in an avenue to frame long distance views and deal with contaminated soil.
Alnus Glutinosa (Alder) and Pinus Sylvestris (Pine) screeened views into the garden whilst dealing with the constantly fluctuating water levels.
A Porcelain Boardwalk by MC served not only as a pathway to the new outdoor gym but a means to divide the larger lawned areas and planting zones.
Lighting was a subtle mix of uplighting for the avenue trees and sculptures, low level LED for the bespoke boardwalk and underwater lighting in the water rill.
All light fittings where sourced from Collingwood lighting.
The Water Rill is designed to reflect the vast countryside sky and extends views from the house and main interior living spaces
We commissioned bespoke sculptures and steelwork steel work that can be appreciated firstly from the house and new kitchen and the garden rooms within the new landscape.
