Resi­den­tial garden on upper Lake Zurich

Living garden with atten­tion to detail

This very homely garden radiates a cosy, almost Nordic comfort and empha­sises the client’s love of detail. The pool is not prima­rily desi­gned for swim­ming, but invites you to relax and echoes the theme of the lounge. The wooden deck on which the lounge is placed playfully over­laps the pool area and is another element in the mix of mate­rials. A great many mate­rials have been used in this garden in a very small space: Gravel, brick, wood, paving slabs, wildly shaped slabs and paving — and yet ever­y­thing harmo­nises wonderfully with each other. The contrast between old and new, which is clearly reco­g­nisable throug­hout the design, is also remar­kable.

The English garden style

This resi­den­tial garden was modelled on British garden design. The imma­cu­late lawn is parti­cu­larly striking, which is known as a special feature of this style. At the same time, the feel-good oasis is roman­ti­cised by the lush plan­ting. Ever­green hedges and natural stone walls were used to struc­ture the outdoor space. Nevert­heless, care was taken to ensure that the picturesque view into the distance was not disturbed. Although the garden was divided up in a very struc­tured way, the diffe­rent mate­rials and plants create a playful harmony.

The stone figures are also typical of this garden style. The figures have been accen­tuated in this resi­den­tial garden and provide an eye-catching feature. The water foun­tain is in the same style. The antique appearance gives the impres­sion of having travelled back in time.

Before the garden remo­del­ling & after

Before
After­wards

Plan­ting

Trees

  • Platanus hispa­nica (roof-shaped plane tree)
  • Acer palmatum, various varie­ties (various Japa­nese maples, green and red-leaved)
  • Taxus (multi-stemmed, bran­ched yews)
  • Amelan­chier lamar­ckii (umbrella-shaped rock pear)

Shrubs

  • Hydrangea macro­phylla (Farmer’s hydrangea)
  • Buxus semper­vi­rens (box globes)
  • Acer davidii (Davids maple)
  • Taxus (columnar yew)

Hedge

  • Ligustrum ovali­fo­lium (oval-leaved privet)

Peren­nials

  • Bergenia (Bergenia)
  • Various herbs
  • Epime­dium (fairy flower)
  • Hosta (Funkia)
  • Heuchera micrantha (red-leaved purple bell)
  • Impe­rata cylind­rica ‚Red Baron‘ (Japa­nese blood grass)
  • Carex morrowii (Japa­nese sedge)
  • Convall­aria majalis (lily of the valley)
  • Sagina subu­lata (star moss)

Mate­rials

  • Natural stone in the garden: Guber Natur­stein
  • Natural stone in the entrance area: Maggia
  • Granite
  • Wooden deck
  • Chaus­sa­li­sa­tion

Execu­tion

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