Manor Barn
Somerset, England
Manor Farm is a private garden project in Somerset. Our brief was to bring together a disjointed series of outside spaces to create a naturalistic and wild-looking garden.
This lush garden is at the heart of the landscape, lying between the house and the old barns. The owners are keen gardeners so the landscape continues to evolve and has been gradually populated by sculptures, which adds to its unique feel.
Status
Completed in Spring 2016
Client
Private
Architect
Landscape Contractor
Andrew Higham Landscaping Ltd
Photography
Tom Glendinning
Materials in Use
We used reclaimed pennant stone for the terraces and stepping stone paths, allowing the planting to flow into the gaps. This created the feeling of walking directly through the planting when crossing the courtyard between the house and the old barns, which have been converted into a sculpture studio.
Plants in Use
To the west is a lawn surrounded by meadow and trees, and to the east, beyond the entrance drive, there’s a productive fruit and vegetable garden. We planted thyme between the stepping stones, with geraniums and Stipa also creeping in. The heart of the courtyard was designed as ‘veil’ planting to create a gentle, naturalistic evolving separation between the house and studios.
Stipa tenuissima & Erigeron karvinskianus
Salvia cardonna & Stipa tenuissima
Astrantia major & Crocosmia venus
Panicum shenandoah, Geum 'Lady Stratheden' & Verbena bonariensis
