Wandsworth Front Garden Design

This front garden faces onto a busy main road, and the client wanted to maintain the sense of separation between thoroughfare and home. She also wanted a large, secure storage unit with space to load and unload. A path of intersecting circles of sawn sandstone created an elegant walkway to the gate, including space in front of the storage unit.

The depth and density of planting softens the boundary. A generous, curving border of Echinacea purpurea, Salvia Amethyst and Verbena bonariensis wraps around the new paving, with drifts of Pennisetum grasses threading through to catch the light and add movement as traffic passes beyond the wall. Sedum was worked in for late-season colour and to keep the border feeding pollinators well into autumn.

The result is a garden that creates a cushion between home and the outside world, provides a good view from the sitting room and is much admired by passers-by.

Before photo of an overgrown Wandsworth front garden with unkempt lawn and shrubs. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk The original front garden before the redesign, showing an overgrown lawn, untamed shrubs and a tired path leading to the g
Garden design masterplan drawing for a Wandsworth front garden by Arthur Road Landscapes. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk The scaled masterplan drawing showing the new paving, planting beds, stepping stones, storage container position an
Green front door of a Wandsworth terraced house framed by echinacea and salvia planting. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk The refurbished green front door and porch are framed by a lush border of echinacea, salvia and ornamental grasses a
Pink coneflowers and ornamental grasses border a curved sandstone path in a Wandsworth front garden. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk A richly planted border of echinacea, verbena bonariensis and pennisetum grasses softens the edge of a c
Green Asgard storage unit set on a new sandstone patio surrounded by planting. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk The new green Asgard storage unit sits neatly on freshly laid sandstone paving, screened by ornamental grasses and echinacea p
Verbena bonariensis flowering beside a sandstone path with a wooden gate in the background. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk Tall, airy verbena bonariensis flowers frame the sandstone pathway, with the new hardwood entrance gate visible b
Row of Wandsworth terraced houses with a colourful front garden border of pink and purple flowers. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk A wider view along the terrace showing the completed front garden's colourful mix of salvia, echinacea and
Coneflowers, salvia and grasses planted along a brick garden wall in Wandsworth. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk Coneflowers, salvia and grasses planted along a brick garden wall in Wandsworth. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk
Close-up macro photo of pink coneflowers, echinacea purpurea. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk A macro shot capturing the fine detail of pink echinacea purpurea blooms with their distinctive orange central cones. Designed by JaneShankster
Wandsworth front garden with sandstone patio, green bike storage unit and mixed perennial planting. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk Overview of the redesigned front garden showing the new sandstone paving, a discreet green bike storage u
Close-up of pennisetum ornamental grasses and purple verbena spikes. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk Detail shot of fountain grass (pennisetum) mingling with tall purple verbena bonariensis spikes, adding movement and texture to the plan
Pink salvia and sedum flowers in a Wandsworth front garden with a wooden gate beyond. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk Vertical view of hot-pink salvia and soft pink sedum flowerheads, underplanted beneath the front hedge near the new tim
Curved sandstone patio bordered by echinacea, salvia and ornamental grasses. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk The generous curved border of coneflowers, salvias and grasses sweeps alongside the new sandstone patio, creating a soft transit
Curving sandstone path leading from a wooden gate to a green front door. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk The new curving sandstone path guides visitors from the timber entrance gate to the home's green front door, flanked by grasses and
Macro photo of a bee foraging on purple salvia flower spikes. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.co.uk A bee forages among the purple flower spikes of salvia, highlighting the garden's appeal to pollinators. Designed by JaneShanksterGardenDesign.
Previous

Twickenham Walled Courtyard Garden
Next

Colourful Surrey planting design