Leading on from the angular part of the wall, the smooth render at the back f the garden invites you to run your hand over its perfectly smooth exterior

Giant smooth pebbles provide seating in the sunken area of the garden

Leaves of every conceivable shape soften the hard edges of the paving highlighting their diverse forms

Spikes of lava-red iris seem to explode above the other plants, adding a feeling of texture and movement even in a static flower bed

Delicate umbels and feathery grasses form a diaphanous layer in front of the more solid poppys

Clumps of Pinus mugo have all been clipped differently, giving alternative growth habits even among the same variety of plant, demonstrating that we can also effect texture directly

Even perfectly flat water is given texture by the jagged bed of stones beneath

The smooth rendered wall at the rear of the design invites you to run your hand over its perfectly smooth  exterior

Falling water appears to take on a jagged texture as it flows over the angluar pattern behind, then breaks as it tumbles over the rock bed