Chestnut Gardens

Returfing, Richmond.

Returfing and lighting for a long garden in Richmond.

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Richmond
May 2025
Long garden with stepping-stone path leading to the rear garden room beneath a flowering magnolia tree.

Project overview

The garden needed lighting, planting and re-turfing after the installation of a new garden office at the bottom of the plot.

Gravel path with bollard lights leading to the magnolia tree and garden room. Evening view of illuminated side path with warm garden lighting and magnolia tree.
Stone path leading down a long garden with magnolia tree and trimmed borders.

Before and after

This long garden needed a clear path with lighting to the garden office at the end of the garden, along with fresh planting and a level lawn area that would be easier to maintain.

Project description

We levelled this long garden in Richmond and laid new turf after years of compaction from the previous owner and recent building work. A new path was installed leading to the garden office at the end of the garden, with a lighting system added to safely illuminate the route in the evenings.

Planting was chosen to complement both the path and the lighting, adding texture and interest without feeling overbearing. The result is a simple, calm space that connects the house and office with a much more usable lawn.

Stepping-stone path along a side garden with gravel mulch and evergreen planting.
Side garden path framed by gravel, young shrubs and timber fencing.
Long garden with a central stepping-stone path and freshly cut striped lawn.
Close-up of magnolia blossoms on a tree in full bloom.
Magnolia tree in bloom beside a lawn and trampoline at the end of the garden.
Stepping-stone path covered in fallen magnolia petals beside garden planting.
Garden entrance view with magnolia petals scattered across the lawn and path.
Side path with gravel and uplighters leading toward the magnolia tree.
Gravel and stepping-stone path lined with low bollard lights along a timber fence.
Gravel path with bollard lights leading to the magnolia tree and garden room.

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