Location: North Gorley, The New Forest
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Client
We have been working alongside our client Doug over the last year on a variety of projects. Two of which are detailed below. He has a fantastic vision and we enjoy helping achieve it.
Objectives
- Prevent flooding near the house by preventing water run-off from the road
- Smarten up the driveway and parking area
- Create a hoggin feature path to the west of the garden
Our Creation
- Install raised, traditional style cobbles at both entrances. Each 5cm higher than the road surface and fully cemented in to withstand frequent vehicle movements
- Formalise the central front lawn with a rustic, curved steel edge
- Level dips within the driveway and on the slopes install a robust grid, to prevent gravel erosion
- Spread gravel throughout the whole area for a fresh look
- For the hoggin path we used the same steel edging as the front drive. We then used a self-binding gravel and cement mixture, over the top of type 1 aggregate, to create a robust and long lasting walkway
- To provide added structure to the path we incorporated eight wooden arches, made from 4in x 4in timber
- The pathway has been lined with a variety of grasses, verbena and digitalis
