Hertford
Mrs Antony’s back garden
A Hertford wasteland rebuilt as paving, gravel, lawn, a new fence and a working area at the end.
The Hertford plot started as rough grass and spoil, with a digger still in the garden. It is now a practical layout, with the borders left ready for a few plants.
Hard landscaping sits on more than one level: sandstone paving, gravel, a lawn with a paved edge, a new fence, and a utility or vegetable area at the far end. The change of surface does the work that a lot of planting would otherwise have to do.
Family gardens on this pattern keep enough lawn to use and enough hard surface that the weekly jobs stay small.
Service: Low maintenance garden design. Town: Hertford.
