Garden refresh, Twickenham.

Reconfiguring this basement garden and ground floor garden.

Twickenham
June 2025
Freshly planted garden border with gravel mulch and young shrubs leading towards the garden office.

Project overview

A basement garden in need of thoughtful reconfiguration and improved space planning. The existing layout felt tight and awkward, so this project focused on opening up the space, improving circulation, and creating more practical areas to sit and relax.

Garden shown before works, with patchy lawn and uneven edges. Steps and planting linking the lower basement area to the upper garden.
Freshly planted garden border with gravel mulch and young shrubs leading towards the garden office.

Before and after

This basement garden was ready for a rethink. The layout wasn’t making the most of the space, so we reconfigured the design to create a better flow and a more usable area. With improved structure and planting, it now feels open, inviting, and perfectly in tune with the rest of the home.

Project description

This basement and ground-level garden needed a more efficient use of space. We reconfigured the stairs to create room for additional seating in the lower garden, while securing the upper level with contemporary fencing and a new gate, which was essential for this corner property. Fresh turf and subtle lighting were added to the upper garden, with step lighting installed to softly illuminate the descent into the basement garden.

Paved basement patio with barbecue cover, yellow stool and steps leading up to a fenced garden.
Close up of flower border with fresh foliage and pink foxgloves beside a timber slatted fence.
Narrow planting bed with a small tree and purple flowers trained along a horizontal timber fence.
Garden border with flowering plants in front of a slatted fence.
Garden border with planting and an uplighter set into bark mulch.
View across a small lawn backed by mature shrubs and a raised sleeper edge.
Corner seating area with built-in bench and wide steps leading from the lower patio to the upper level.
Rear garden with paving, lawn and a shaded corner planting bed.
Rear garden viewed from above, showing steps, paving and raised beds.