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Garden & Landscape design
Before
Greenview,
Suffolk
The aim was not simply to redesign areas in isolation, but to reshape how the whole landscape worked — turning water challenges into design features, improving circulation between levels and creating a series of usable outdoor rooms that felt natural to the setting
Project type:
Private Home
Date: August 2025-26
Location: Suffolk, Hartest
Credits: Built By www.champainlandscapes.com,
Stone AllGreen & Miles Stone
Greenview began as a complex rural garden with drainage issues, uneven levels and fragmented spaces that didn’t quite connect.
The aim was not simply to redesign areas in isolation, but to reshape how the whole landscape worked
Overview:
Client Story
The brief was less about creating something showy and more about making the garden finally feel coherent.
Waterlogged areas and awkward level changes had always been a frustration, so the design embraced the slope rather than fighting it — allowing water to move through the landscape into a new pond while shaping a journey through the space.
"“We want somewhere to sit near the house that feels tucked away."
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Circulation & Levels
New steps, hoggin paths and decked walkways improve movement across changing levels, creating a natural flow between arrival, garden rooms and upper terrace.
Design Response: A curved drystone wall and trough water feature create a sheltered seating alcove that softens the patio edge and adds texture through cobbles and stone.
"“We were worried it might feel too modern, but now we can see how natural it will look.”"
“We needed a proper space for growing and pottering.”
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Greenhouse & Pergola Yard
A rustic cobbled courtyard with greenhouse-shed combination and green oak pergola forms a productive outdoor hub. Gravel, planting pockets and boulder steps help transition towards the upper garden.
Design Response:
The greenhouse yard and green oak pergola form a practical working area that doubles as a relaxed dining space, blending productivity with social use.
“You naturally drift through the space — .”
““It doesn’t feel like separate projects anymore — we can see the bigger picture.””
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Contours become structure.
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Curves become movement.
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Material warmth stops modern forms feeling sterile or harsh against the natural terrain.
Design Response: Around 70% of materials already on site were incorporated back into the build, reducing waste.
This approach also strengthened the natural character of the space and helped to keep existing wildlife and the lakes natural biodiversity undisturbed.
“Since the garden has been redeveloped / reengineered, it has become the heart of the home, with the family spending most of the time outside, on the deck enjoying the sun, sleeping in the hammock, cooking on the bbq or relaxing in the pergola.”
“We want something modern, but still connected to nature.”
Instead of big empty areas, the structure creates smaller moments — places to sit, play and move through — so the garden feels full without feeling busy.
Design Response: Clean, contoured hard landscaping sets the backbone of the garden, while Corten retaining edges soften into lawn and planting.
Boulder details and natural stone steps introduce texture so the space feels grounded rather than overly polished.
"This created something that I could not in my wildest dreams have envisaged but has now become the space, which I use as my outside office ( and nobody believes my background is real)"
Design Detail:
This project was about using the land:
Design-wise, the strength of this project sits in restraint.
Nothing shouts for attention individually, but together the contours, curves and material palette quietly choreograph produce a stunning result.
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