Facebook Tweet Help Stories Outdoor Living Oasis of shade Share Tweet Help This large country garden had lacked a true outdoor usable space – a new patio area brings year round indoor-outdoor living Designed by Christopher Braczek, Design and Garden LandscapesFrom the landscape designer: This country garden is large and lacked a true outdoor usable space, as the original space – now designed around – was laid in plain concrete, lawn and minimal planting, with no real thought to shape and intention. A new patio area was designed as an extension to the house for easy all year round indoor-outdoor living. Work started with the removal of the existing large concrete pad and lawn areas.This allowed us to create a new large patio laid in Indian sandstone, with sections of charcoal exposed aggregate as soldier edges around the paving. A feature outdoor fireplace was then built in with a floating hearth and side walls, and then raised planters to form some enclosure to this otherwise level space. A decking bar leaner was included for seating and other decked seating placed around the raised planters. For overhead cover and protection from weather, a large overhead louvre pergola was introduced – making the area ideal for year round entertaining. Planting is established as feature standard Prunus lusitanicus in the planters, and other lower shelter plantings to help protect the space from the predominant south westerlies. Other plants are designed around colour and to form quick cover for easy care. Credit list Landscape designer Christopher Braczek, Design and Garden Landscapes Paving/pool surround Natural sandstone, from Urban Paving Decking Kwila Decking, from Placemakers Outdoor furniture Supplied by owner Landscape contractor: Design and Garden Landscapes Outdoor wood fireplace Burton, from Trendz Outdoors Louvre roof LouvreTech Designed by: Christopher Braczek, Design and Garden Landscapes Story by: Trendsideas 12 Mar, 2023 Outdoor Living Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post I cover the waterfront 10 Nov, 2024 Energy and efficiency 10 Nov, 2024 Personality plus 10 Nov, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > Outdoor Living We’ll show you how to make the most of your outdoor living areas Read More Similar Stories