Tooting Bec Circles and Angles - Garden Design

Project Brief

The Tooting garden redesign aimed to create a functional and visually appealing outdoor space while maximising usability across its tiered levels. The project involved a careful assessment of the existing landscape to identify features that could enhance the overall design. Key objectives included improving accessibility, creating a central focal point, and selecting appropriate materials and plants for long-term sustainability.

Key Features

The new design incorporates a striking vertical planter made from oak, an eye-catching feature. Additional steps have been installed to facilitate seamless access across the different levels of the garden.

Tumbled Multi-mint indian sandstone paving and setts. www.londonstone.co.uk
Oak Railway Sleeper Raised bed - www.suregreen.co.uk
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Paving and Texture

The garden now boasts elegant tumbled mint sandstone paving, carefully laid out with meticulously placed setts that add texture and visual interest.

Central Focal Point

At the heart of the garden lies a central circular lawn, providing a lush focal point.

Horticultural Plan

To ensure the space thrives, the transformation is complemented by a well-thought-out horticultural plan, which considers plant selection and placement and contributes to the garden's overall beauty and sustainability.

Plants
Algerian ivy  (Hedera algeriensis)
Anemone x hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson' (Japanese anemone 'Andrea Atkinson')
Bull bay 'Gallissonniere' (Magnolia grandiflora 'Gallissonniere')
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Camellia japonica 'Konronkoku'  (Camellia 'Konronkoku' )
Carex 'Ice Dance' (Japanese sedge 'Ice Dance')
Carex oshimensis 'Everest' (Sedge 'Everest')
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point' (Californian lilac 'Yankee Point')
Christmas rose 'Christmas Carol' (Helleborus niger 'Christmas Carol')
Copper shield fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)
Cranesbill 'Bloom Me Away' (Geranium 'Bloom Me Away')
Crocus vernus 'Grand Maitre' (Dutch crocus 'Grand Maitre')
Daffodil 'Grand Soleil d'Or' (Narcissus 'Grand Soleil d'Or')
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' (Scaly male fern 'Cristata')
Grape hyacinth 'Fantasy Creation' (Muscari armeniacum 'Fantasy Creation')
Hebe 'Mette' (Veronica 'Mette')
New Zealand satin flower (Libertia grandiflora)
Oleaster 'Viveleg' (Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg')
Passion flower 'Constance Eliot' (Passiflora caerulea 'Constance Eliot')
Polystichum polyblepharum (Japanese lace fern)
Sage 'Amethyst Lips' (Salvia 'Amethyst Lips')
Small white periwinkle 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Vinca minor f. alba 'Gertrude Jekyll')
Variegated greater periwinkle (Vinca major 'Variegata')
Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)

Plants from www.evergreenext.co.uk