Maire, is a lovely neighbour of ours. I recently did the stained glass restoration in her front door and when Maire saw our garden she loved it so much she asked us to design and build a new garden for her.
We started the work at the end of May and it took us over 4 weeks.
This is the result .......
Before 1 :View toward back of house
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After 1 : Patio 1
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Before 2 :view toward back garden
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After 2
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Before 3 :end of garden
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Detail shot of water feature. Maire wanted a very subtle feature
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Detail shot of paving
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Detail shot of seating
Red cedar seating and edging
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fu4uCho780G792yNsvxhS1AMrnccjKfQyjss_rux50nL0WZr_YPd8uNTtmZdIOdsL3wxO-XIr7OKGvSsLi1pHITRBxh9gQJrX9m0rDGNJMW1xcFN9K147_ug8RHcQwcuwuYIskw8jUDg/s1600/maire+15.jpg)
Detail shot of storage box ,(for recyclables)
and garden hose
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Detail shot of some of the edible planting section ,
Another view of patio area 2
patio area 2
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We are really proud of this garden , and more importantly Maire loves it.
It was such a pleasure to work for her and it was a fantastic opportunity
Before 1 :View toward back of house
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After 1 : Patio 1
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Before 2 :view toward back garden
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After 2
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Before 3 :end of garden
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Detail shot of water feature. Maire wanted a very subtle feature
and asked us to incorporate the old family Belfast sink,
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Detail shot of paving
I love the texture contrasts of the Indian sandstone and the pebble,
we choose the paint to mirror exactly the 'green' in the sandstone.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3L7JLxgbbQYL6sga6pHyrTtK_CSUYcQalTdRLs01k0KQPWq6aDlx66lfEi5PmR8X4t86R7xKlTtdoBVpDg5VF2QquAR16PrY6mnSfaPrTLsndowv2GaNp8rjqZDoMgUnBt4C_aSuo3dC/s1600/maire+14.jpg)
Detail shot of seating
Red cedar seating and edging
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fu4uCho780G792yNsvxhS1AMrnccjKfQyjss_rux50nL0WZr_YPd8uNTtmZdIOdsL3wxO-XIr7OKGvSsLi1pHITRBxh9gQJrX9m0rDGNJMW1xcFN9K147_ug8RHcQwcuwuYIskw8jUDg/s1600/maire+15.jpg)
Detail shot of storage box ,(for recyclables)
and garden hose
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXmNtfC53cUvLDpXf6QkB_zLjbRdQjGvT-MG5dgwDhCTqASxL0MqVIU9mWE5vWX76fFnRUF4UQzCLNPujrtnvtnXcMqhCp2Knc3UEhBfMNkcMBbmajBac6RSonsAQa8Z6jFa20auT5oAE/s1600/maire+16.jpg)
Detail shot of some of the edible planting section ,
I love all the different texture and materials contrast here.
Another view of patio area 2
My favourite part was choosing the planting
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patio area 2
Just 4 small trees in each corner of this area ,
to enclose and separate the space.
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We are really proud of this garden , and more importantly Maire loves it.
It was such a pleasure to work for her and it was a fantastic opportunity
for myself and Joe to collaborate on a garden project .