Meeting place in a rural setting

Simple closeness to nature

A few years ago, a new buil­ding was added to an old farm­house for the client on the same plot. The large meadow area between the two houses was to be utilised in the future and serve as a meeting place for the resi­dents of both houses. A green oasis was created between the houses in the middle of the meadow. Curved gravel paths bring the two proper­ties toge­ther and lead to the shared lounge, which invites resi­dents to enjoy a cosy get-together. Surrounded by lush herbaceous borders with flowe­ring shrubs, you can enjoy being close to nature.

A hedge as a privacy screen and three multi-stemmed specimen trees not only protect against prying eyes, but are also an attrac­tive design element in this rural garden. With the resi­den­tial buil­dings behind, the view sweeps over the fruit trees and the land­scape surroun­ding the property. In addi­tion to the cosy lounge area, a well­ness area provides hours of rela­xa­tion. Well hidden between shrubs, a wooden wall and a soli­tary tree, the whirl­pool can be enjoyed undis­turbed. The wood-clad whirl­pool blends harmo­niously into the rural surroun­dings, which also feature plenty of wood. From here you can enjoy a fanta­stic view of the surroun­ding land­scape and feel surrounded by nature.

Invi­ting entrance area

A simple plan­ting of grasses, hydran­geas and flowe­ring shrubs enhances the client’s entrance area. The soli­tary shrubs accom­pany the gravel path to the newly built house. A gene­rous stair­case leads down to the entrance and merges into seat-high walls. These delimit and mark the fore­court of the entrance to the house, giving it more weight. The little wall can be used for sitting or for deco­ra­ting the entrance to the house. A gravelled fore­court in the shade provides a cosy seating area with a bistro table and two chairs. As soon as you enter the property, the lovingly desi­gned entrance area welcomes the owners and their guests.

Before the garden remo­del­ling & after

Before
After­wards
Before
After­wards

Plan­ting

Trees

  • Syringa vulgaris (lilac)
  • Acer palmatum, umbrella form (fan-shaped maple)
  • Cornus kousa, umbrella form (flowe­ring dogwood)
  • Amelan­chier lamar­ckii, umbrella form (copper rock pear)

Shrubs

  • Perovskia ‚Blue Spire‘ (blue rue)
  • Ligustrum ovali­fo­lium (privet)

Perennials/grasses

  • Actaea ‚Choco­holic‘ (silver candle)
  • Anemone hupe­hensis ‚September Charm‘ (Autumn Anemone)
  • Aqui­legia ‚Kris­tall‘ (colum­bine)
  • Aqui­legia ‚Musik Rosa weiss‘ (colum­bine)
  • Aster ‚Eleven Purple‘ (Aster)
  • Aster frik­artii (x) ‚Monk‘ (Aster)
  • Echinacea purpurea ‚Virgin‘ (cone­flower)
  • Echinops ritro ‚Veitch’s Blue‘ (globe thistle)
  • Gera­nium ‚Lilac Ice‘ (cranes­bill)
  • Helle­borus niger (Christmas rose)
  • Heuchera micrantha ‚Palace Purple‘ (purple bell)
  • Hosta ‚Halcyon‘ (Funkia)
  • Iris ‚Harbor Blue‘ (iris)
  • Paeonia ‚Shirley Temple‘ (Peony)
  • Salvia nemo­rosa ‚Cara­donna‘ (sage)
  • Stachys byzan­tina ‚Big Ears‘ (Zieste)
  • Tiarella wherryi (foam flower)
  • Carex morrowii (Japa­nese sedge)
  • Hakon­e­chloa macra (moun­tain grass)
  • Melica ciliata (eyelash pearl grass)
  • Penni­s­etum alope­cu­ro­ides ‚Hamelin‘ (lamp cleaner grass)
  • Penni­s­etum orien­tale (lamp cleaner grass)
  • Allium afla­tunense ‚Purple Sensa­tion‘ (Purple globe leek)
  • Narcissus ‚Mount Hood‘ (Narcissus)
  • Narcissus ‚Thalia‘ (Narcissus)
  • Scilla sibe­rica ‚Alba‘ (Sibe­rian blue star)

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