Triple level private garden completed in Holmfirth

Started earlier this Summer, the latest domestic garden professionally delivered from design to construction is now being enjoyed by its homeowner – courtesy of the team at Justin Paxman Landscapes.

From dream design to glorious garden

Designed by the in-house team at JPL, the completed garden not only reflects the client’s brief and intent, its delivers a split-level, split-themed landscape, feature-rich and to a high quality finish.

See how the garden progressed from initial design through its construction stages.

Yorkshire landscape with reservoir view

Whilst our landscape team often collaborate with designers, landscape architects and clients on their own landscape designs, we also provide a “design and build” full landscape service. In this instance in a cottage garden overlooking the Digley Reservoir in Holmfirth, the client wanted just that: A landscaping company who could understand, interpret and translate their ambitious garden plans as well as transform the area beyond their home into an outdoor living space to enjoy throughout the seasons.

Excavation and Demolition

Working off an agreed design concept and detailed landscape plans, the JPL team set to work in July 2020 to demolish the existing outhouses, removing the existing stone wall and retaining the stone for reuse and commencing the excavations required for the new levels.

The Design

The garden will have upper and lower patios connected by steps, lawn and pathways, overlooked by a new timber decking platform with stainless steel and glass panel balustrade. The design incorporates different levels and themes whilst retaining connectivity and flow through the garden towards the reservoir views beyond. Wrap-around steps take the garden from upper to lower levels, across a lawn dissected by a new pathway and flanked by existing and new trees matched in height and variety.

The sloping lawn will meet gravel planted areas with pockets of lavender and Juniper Sky Rocket statements for height and foliage interest.

On firm foundations

Accessing the rear of the property with heavy machinery to begin excavations is no mean feat. Careful consideration has been paid to access and logistics ensuring the minimum of disruption to homeowner and neighbours and the maximum activity to get the grounds ready to prepare the foundations of the new walls, steps, patio and pathways.

Stone Walls and Patios

Removing the existing stone wall and reusing the stone on new block walls, the upper patio foundations are underway. A patio and pathway is taking shape, using Marshall’s Charcoal Limestone.

A drainage channel to the soakaway will prevent any standing water from rainwater run-off and the full-colour graphite rendered walls will coordinate perfectly with other elements of the hard landscaping.

Follow this garden’s progress

The JPL team continue on site so return regularly to the J Paxman Landscapes news updates to follow its journey to completion later this Summer 2020.

Softening a high street store approach with soft landscaping

The timely and professional completion of soft landscaping at this Lidl store in Chesterfield has been an absolute must. Main contractor Castle Construction expected nothing less; and once again, J Paxman Landscapes have delivered. Delivered topsoil, shrub and tree planting. Delivered turf, mulching and a complete soft landscaping scheme in a busy high street.

With a heavy standard tree selection of maple, birch, cherry and lime and a planting palette to ensure healthy ground cover and foliage contrast throughout the seasons (including berberis, choisya, hebe, skimmia and viburnum), the planting scheme is handed over this month.

July 2020

Ornamental planting comes into its own at new Leeds hotel

The Hampton by Hilton Leeds hotel will soon have its brand new peripheral landscaping complete.  Delivering the tree and shrub planting on the former British Gas site in Leeds, J Paxman Landscapes started work in January 2020 after their successful contract win.

Updated: February 2020