The Weald.

A wilding and rethinking of a family house garden.

A small but complex residential Sussex Weald garden, incorporating a shaded area, small brick patio, new and mature trees, chicken run, two sheds, a substantial lawn and parking for two cars – all on a partial sun and often-water-logged clay site.

The brief was to create a woodland area underneath a 100ft-plus horse chestnut tree, with wilded planting and a seating area; planting to work with the wet soil around the sheds to mitigate its seasonal degradation; a textured and layered terracotta pot garden for the patio, incorporating seating and lighting; a berry garden in the (repurposed) chicken run; a small orchard for apple, pear and cherry trees; architectural planting to landscape the car ports; and a reconsideration of the lawn to respond to its varied grasses and wild flowers.