A rural Welsh garden landscaping and stonework project.

A rural Welsh garden landscaping and stonework project.

Rural garden landscaping

When Andy and Sue Clarke commissioned my team and I to redevelop their garden in a rural North Wales village, they were looking for an imaginative design using local, natural, and recycled materials where possible. They wanted a garden which felt in-keeping with the house and its surroundings.

We worked through the winter to completely clear their site, remove 120 tonnes of material, build raised beds and seating from recycled limestone, and hand-lay a sandstone driveway and paths.

  • Full site clearance and leveling

  • Original dry stone wall repairs

  • Enclosed outdoor workspace with a built-in alpine garden in its walls

  • Entrance area laid with Welsh slate

  • Kitchen garden with bespoke stone and slate seating area with an integrated herb garden

  • Raised beds built using recycled stone

  • Drive and pathways laid using two sizes of tumbled sandstone setts

Working with Nick and his team was a pleasure. He took our designs, added his own touches and delivered a landscaped garden which everyone who sees it compliments his work.
— Andy & Sue Clarke
Andy and Sue’s garden before my team and I began work.

Andy and Sue’s garden before my team and I began work.

My team of landscapers and I leveled and cleared the site, removing 120 tonnes of material.

My team of landscapers and I leveled and cleared the site, removing 120 tonnes of material.

We laid a drive and pathways using two sizes of tumbled sandstone setts.

We laid a drive and pathways using two sizes of tumbled sandstone setts.

We created an enclosed outdoor workspace with a built-in alpine garden in its walls.

We created an enclosed outdoor workspace with a built-in alpine garden in its walls.

Andy and Sue’s garden before my team and I began work.

Andy and Sue’s garden before my team and I began work.

We built raised beds built using recycled stone.

We built raised beds built using recycled stone.

My team and I built a bespoke stone and slate seating area with an integrated herb garden.

My team and I built a bespoke stone and slate seating area with an integrated herb garden.

Their garden now mixes modern and traditional styles and materials.

Their garden now mixes modern and traditional styles and materials.