Rear Lawned Garden of a Stone House in South Wales

This lawned rear-garden provides the main route for accessing the house. The owners wanted to keep some lawn for the children to enjoy but felt the area lacked colour and interest, particularly in the winter and as they pass through it every day. The newly-built garden room extension also needed a more appealing outlook.

A curved path unifies the irregular shape of the rear garden and improves access to the parking area.

Planting creates a partial screen of tall grasses and flowering perennials. Miscanthus sinensis 'Red Chief' and the seedheads of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) are left uncut to provide winter interest. Geum 'Totally Tangerine', English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote') and Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' provide vibrant colour from spring through to autumn.