Challenges to deal with :

Sloping bottom to top
Sloping across and down - right to left
No access for a micro digger
Turf and soil to be dug off by hand and carted out down steps and via side path to skip/grabs on front drive - limited space.

Distance from materials delivery point to top of garden - all “hand ball and barrow”

Proposed design Elements for inclusion :

• For flower and shrub feature planting : Geometric block built and silicone rendered raised beds - tops levelled all across site using rotary laser level.
• For plants for consumption : define vegetable/salad/fruit beds at lower level, partially hidden from main vista view from bifold doors : retain soil using lower cost treated softwood sleepers.
• Define seating/leisure area down one side by cladding existing boundary fence with bespoke contemporary Venetian style slat screening - treat with Osmocote.
• Spray paint remainder of original fence e.g. in a grey ( from Cuprinol Garden Shades) to complement client's existing garden furniture
• Brief Linnell Bros to process quality pressure treated softwood for bespoke Pergola to be assembled on site from pre cut, half lap jointed components
• Use galvanised heavy duty steel groundscrews from The Ground Screw Shop to support pressure treated timber joist frame off ground ensuring air circulation
• Supply and install client's preferred choice of composite decking including a feature step up between raised planters with a matching kickboard to the lawn edge to enable new lawn to be flat and level . (Client spent more than their original budget in the end by choosing premium Millboard for their deck)
• Supply and lay high quality London Stone Porcelain for dining patio. Samples to be presented to client for selection and/or accompanied showroom visit organised
• Replace existing top step tread with matching porcelain integrated into a path to run all along the base of the new garden from which to access ground level flower bed and as a route to the right hand side raised planter.
• Potential to add “stone sett or clay paver” mowing edge at later date when cash flow available...so proposed to install an appropriate foundation for it whilst groundworks in play
• Put in conduit and pull through cables to facilitate mains power to top deck and lighting take off points in each planter
• Drill into base of each planter and put conduit in place to receive irrigation pipework in future
• DPM Line/“Black Jack” all raised planters and fill with drainage material and new top soil and fertiliser
• Present options for silicone render : either pre colour mixed or for overpainting with client choice of masonry paint...pending budget confirmation
• Set up screeding bars to level and rake screened top soil until a flat base for new lawn achieved. Rake in pre-turfing fertiliser and then supply and lay Trident cultivated turf from George Davies Turf Ltd, water in to establish.
• Client to supply and plant own planting scheme over time

Agreed Design on CAD : to scale :  after several iterations :-