A property near Oxford was undergoing a major renovation. Combe Garden Design was asked to do the plans for the builders to follow for the hardlandscaping works, and the transformation began.

This is our team just finishing the planting. We designed a simple, circular patio using Indian Sandstone, in keeping with the character of the property. A retaining wall is bordered with a la

 Levels are always difficult to get right when designing a garden and the clients wanted to achieve simplicity. One solutions to big changes in levels is to terrace using sleepers as retainers

Using sleepers as steps to the rest of the garden creates the formal simplicity that we were trying to achieve.

We first looked at this garden in spring 2006. Obviously, anything we did was going to make a big difference because the builders were still around at this stage! We have found that because of

Our solution to the problem was, having cleared the area, we brought in good quality top soil and planted in a woodland style with cream and white plants. This picture was taken in September 2006,

This house was named after the pond, which looks totally out of character with the style of the property. The owners wanted a low maintenance front garden (which grass is not) and also wanted a pat

This is was our solution. Only seven months after planting the garden is already looking quite full and established. we used informal, cottage-style planting with grasses and perennial plants to fi

With a name like 'Pond House' we had to incorporate a pond! We felt it was much better to have a natural pond which incorporated and complimented the planting. So grasses and  perennial plants

The owners of this front garden wanted a garden design  that was more in keping with the character and style of the property.  But they were keen to keep the garden pond, or some sor

The old pond was a casulaty of the new design. But we did rescue the fish who are now swimming quite happily in a wildlife pond in the back garden! A new, formal water feature was built with a rill