Overall Design and Build, Project Value under £20K AND Garden Feature
The APL Awards 2017 ceremony is now less than a month away and with the excitement building both here in the Paxman Landscapes office and out on site – nothing beats a little industry applause for the whole team – we thought we would share the lowdown on each of the shortlisted projects.
There are three nominated projects, shortlisted in six different categories, showing the diversity and breadth of our landscaping remits.
Our first project, shortlisted in the Project Value under £20K, Overall Design and Build and Garden Feature categories is a multi-level, multi-disciplined, multi-impressive domestic landscape garden in Lepton, Huddersfield.
The Client Brief
Justin Paxman met with the homeowners back in May 2015. The couple and their small family were looking to develop a piece of land in the middle of their garden. The proposed area had a mound for the team to contend with and the access was not the easiest for the heavy machinery they would need to sculpt the ground. The team had already carried out a number of smaller projects across the garden for the small family to enjoy but the couple outlined their hopes for an area of water and a patio to maximise their view of the outlying garden areas.
Justin talked them through their options, the timescale and the potential budget for their plans. He then briefed the Paxman team who set to designing and planning how the garden would take shape. The scaled drawings took in the slope and gradients and paid careful consideration to the client’s brief, the ultimate aim of the new garden and the use of the best quality materials for the hard landscaped elements.
The Garden
A multi-level excavation and build, with visual impact, interest, water features and locally-sourced stone: the focus of this domestic rear garden landscapes in West Yorkshire. Careful consideration was afforded to access, drainage and solid foundations to ensure the slope and gradients of the garden were successfully managed.
Materials were sourced from a local quarry in Crosland Moor. Combined with Marshall’s silver birch copings, a striking partition for the garden was created, giving structure and contrast to the garden views.
Completed over 4 weeks in Winter 2015, the garden encompasses multiple levels, a stunning waterfall, paving, walls, planted beds and seating.
Step by Step
Like the waterfall follows the garden, we followed the garden build, step-by-step:
You can see the complete shortlist of nominated landscaping projects and companies here. Winners will be announced at the APL Awards Dinner on March 17 2017 at The Brewery in London.
