Little Chalfont Family Garden - Front Garden, Driveway and Gates
A formerly blank entranceway of plain lawn and gravel driveway has been given an extensive uplift by way of this circular entrance garden. The focal circle of porphyry sets has ripples of planting emanating from it, set in gravel, with yew hedging and evergreen trees and shrubs forming the bulk of the planting so that it is green and welcoming all year round, with pops of seasonal colour, especially through the darker winter months.
The original gates were shabby and lightweight, and not in the right place. We helped the homeowner apply for planning permission to move the driveway entrance so that parking is in a less obtrusive place, and replaced the gates with automated hardwood curved gates set into impressive brick columns. Brick walls are softened with flint panels at the front entrance, tying into the vernacular of the Chilterns.