The clients wanted an attractive garden to view from the house and within the garden, with plants to attract wildlife. They wanted to retain the lower terrace and keep the existing levels.

The brick paved terrace around the house has three sets of steps leading onto the second level. The lawn is reduced due to the canopy and roots of the overhanging trees, which allows wide borders of shade tolerant plants to hide the boundary fence. The main terrace is extended, with two edges retained with oak sleepers to give additional informal seating. The borders close to the house and terrace contain fragrant herbs and perennials.

The third level is retained with oak sleepers and accessed via wide oak steps. An oak deck overlooks the garden, surrounded by a robust pergola with fragrant climbing plants. This level contains drought tolerant planting with the gravel paths running into a gravel mulch. The garden store is hidden by planting and climbing perennials on a single pergola.