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A Compromising Situation

A Compromising Situation

  • Sponsored by
    • Silver Gilt medal winner

  • Richard Wanless
    Designed by Richard Wanless
  • Built by Twigs Gardens
  • Current rating 3.8 (32 ratings)

Created on a budget of £10,000, this garden belongs to a young couple living in a Victorian terrace. They want different things from their outside space and so this garden has been designed to satisfy them both!

Ideas for gardening on a budget

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As they have access through each other’s gardens in the row of terraced houses, a paved seating area offers a place to sit and chat with neighbours passing by. Key features include textural and structural planting, a lawn and a cobbled path leading to a pergola, somewhere to find privacy and sit quietly. Wildlife-friendly planting and a water feature complete this garden of compromise.

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