Karat Landscape Design & Construction Ltd

New Southgate studio garden

Completed: 16/07/2020
Location: New Southgate N14
Budget: £70,000.00

Outdoor Studio Garden, New Southgate

This city garden in New Southgate, North London was constructed in Spring 2020 during the first coronavirus lockdown in the UK.

It incorporates a garden studio which has created a multi-purpose space for our client. During the day it is used as an inspirational office space and a distraction free extension from the main house and in the evening becomes a place for relaxation and entertaining.

The striking central path connects the studio to the main terrace area which is finished in Italian porcelain, creating an extended lounge space for Summer sun and outdoor dining in the evening.

The incredible central stainless steel water wall is a fantastic focal point in the garden andadds to the clean and seamless feel of the garden.

The planting choices provide year round interest and seasonal fragrances.

Luxury Garden Putney

Completed: 14/04/2020
Location: Putney, London SW15
Budget: £35,000.00

This large luxury garden in Putney SW15 compliments the comprehensive refurbishment of the house. The light coloured sawn York stone is contrasted by the black rendered retaining walls and planters, creating an incredible monolithic terraced seating area.

The bespoke shade umbrella creates cover for the afternoon sun.

The large lawn and play area is the perfect space for the clients and their family.

​An automatic irrigation system helps maintain this impressive planting scheme during the Spring/Summer months.

Muswell Hill Rear Garden

Completed: 16/03/2020
Location: Muswell Hill N10
Budget: £60,000.00

We created a stylish and sleek garden for this contemporary home
in Muswell Hill N10.

Large format tiles create a matching and seamless transition from the internal space.

A rendered retaining wall provides an elevated planting area and is surrounded by a decorative gravel garden.

​Our client added influences to the garden with sculpture.

A stainless steel water feature is the perfect focal point in the garden, adding tranquility.

​The raised circular seating area is surrounded by a slate crevice rockery, colourful perennial planting and feature trees.

Highgate Front Garden

Completed: 14/02/2020
Location: Highgate
Budget: £10,000.00

This front garden in Highgate N6 included the construction of a traditional Victorian tiled path in an Oxford pattern.

The geometric original tiles are framed with black render on the sides.

The path has been carefully calibrated to create elegant curves to the front door.

​The path is edged with gravel garden planting of evergreens and perennials.

Fulham low maintenance garden

Completed: 01/01/2019
Location: Fulham SW6
Budget: £25,000.00

This low maintenance garden in Fulham SW6 was created to provide a seamless transition from the open-plan kitchen.

The original reclaimed York stone was relaid and incorporates a contemporary stylish contemporary slot drain. 

​The impressive.vertical green walls are complimented by the white render.

Stainless steel was powder coated to the same RAL colour as the frame on the glass extension, to create raised planting borders on the left and right of the garden.

​Old London multi stock bricks create a raised bed at the back of the garden and provide a beautiful balance between contemporary and traditional materials.

Totteridge Family Garden

Completed: 10/02/2017
Location: Totteridge, London N20
Budget: £225,000.00

The garden at the rear of this impressively refurbished house in Totteridge N20 needed extensive landscaping works to convert it into this beautiful and useable family garden. 

Extensive areas of Italian porcelain on the upper and lower terraces are connected by impressive stairs.

Large 600mm x 600mm porcelain tiles were used to create the patios 
and main walkways through the garden. These tiles were chosen to match the interior tiles, providing a seamless feel to the space when the expansive sliding doors are open.

An outdoor kitchen was created to provide alfresco dining in the Summer months.

Generous planting beds border the upper patio and lawn and are edged with corten steel.

The planting consists of low grasses (Luzula Nivea), a mix of perennials and 
shrubs that give all year interest e.g. Hydrangea Annabelle, Astrantia major 'Roma' (Masterwort), Salvia caradonna (Balkan clary) and Hemerocallis (Daylily).

​An overgrown woodland in the lower section of the garden was reclaimed by thinning out and removing scrubland, creating a clearing in the centre where a wildflower meadow was planted.

Gravel paths, wind there way from the lower lawn through the woodland and back again to give all weather access to all parts of the garden.

 

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Parsons Green Urban Garden

Completed: 06/12/2013
Location: Parsons Green, London SW6
Budget: £35,000.00

This garden in Parsons Green SW6

was given a modern and warm feel by 
incorporating rendered retaining walls, capped with reclaimed London stock bricks to match the house. 

To create a contrast to the large format porcelain tiles, decorative pebbles were used underneath the impressive cedar floating bench.

The up-lighters highlight the warm tones of the cedar bench above.  Lighting has also been installed at varyings heights throughout the raised beds, creating the possibility
of entertaining late on a Summer's evening.

​The installation of a decorative cedar trellis along the garden boundaries, gives an additional degree of privacy.

​Plants for the garden were chosen to provide all year colour as well as structure and the selection incorporates plants that grow to varying heights and shapes, with taller plants being positioned at the rear and lower mound forming specimens, such as Hebe, placed to overhang the brick capping. 

Perennial flowers such as Salvia nemerosa and Dianthus (carnations) are dotted in between and offer a splash of colour in amongst the green.