A Woodland Oasis, Surrey

The garden at this project near Farnham, Surrey is an elegant and romantic oasis in the woods.

Driving through an opening in the trees you emerge into a light filled clearing encircled by flowering rhododendron and magnolia. Roses clamber through the trees, whilst Acers provide a spectacular show of colour in the Autumn.

An avenue of shell pink cherries flanks the driveway down to a white washed house, softened by wisteria and cloud pruned hedging. Reflecting our client’s South African roots, there is something of the old world glamour of a Franschhoek wine estate about the atmosphere in the garden.

Looking through from the front door, a window frames a picture of the garden beyond, where a multi stem tree hangs above a gently burbling water feature, set amongst carpets of flowers.

Stepping out from the kitchen onto a terrace of warm stone and herringbone setts you are met by the scent of lavender and herbs mingling with woodsmoke from the fire in the loggia. A large dining table and outdoor kitchen provide the perfect glamorous entertaining space surrounded by rooftop trees. Slipping through a gap in the lavender, a path leads to a romantic flower filled retreat, where two sofas and a hot tub nestle amongst the grasses and flowers. Beyond this riot of roses, lupins and foxgloves, a serene green and white hydrangea lawn, provides a large open space for playing football or lying on the grass.

Together the different rooms of the garden provide the perfect family retreat, a place that is at once glamorous and romantic, that feels perfectly at home in its woodland setting.

This project is scheduled for construction in 2025.