Hot tub garden
A homeowner felt his garden had got out of control. It was cluttered, the plants had outgrown their spaces. The hot-tub was poorly sited and the patio had been taken over by a shed.
The economical design makes features of the existing patio, evergreen laurel hedge, and a spectacular mature magnolia tree. The space was de-cluttered, the hot-tub moved to a better position and a shed removed. Walls and fences were painted.
INNOVATION: using rubber playground tiles as a slip proof and fall-safe base for a hot-tub. If you drop your champagne glass, it will bounce.
Click here for mood board and planting plan.
Shurbs & brambles cleared. Shed painted grey.
A mowing strip gives a neat line, framing border. Planting revamped.
Textures & tones add interest in a tricky corner.
Playground rubber tiles are slip & trip safe.
Rope lights frame spaces, throw colour on pale walls.
Simply de-cluttering & repainting has a huge impact.
Garden before
A 7 x 3m patio, but nowhere to put a table!
If you don't need what's in the shed... lose the shed!
Garden furniture & mix of materials feels cluttered
Tub blocked patio doors into garden.
Plants have outgrown their spaces.
This is the useful shed... but you can't get into it.