MUSWELL HILL

Formal garden borders, ornamental grasses, Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', Alcea rugosa, self-binding gravel, sandstone cobbles, cobble edging, period property. Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Woodland Garden

Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden, pink Spring flowers, Magnolia Leonard Messel

Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden, Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies', curved garden terrace, sawn sandstone paving, cobblestone paving, reclaimed mid-century planters with herbs

Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden, Cobble Path, meadow grass, Woodland Garden, garden Room, summer house.

Taryn Ferris Design - Muswell Hill Garden - Oak Decking and Amelanchier lamarckii in Blossom, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Purple and cardinal red tulips, spring sunshine, morning sunshine, wildflower meadow, pear blossom, apple blossom, White Wrought Iron chair, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Detail - Narcussus 'Pheasant Eye', Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Reclaimed Stone Trough, Water Feature, water in the garden, copper spout, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Detail - Helleborus orientalis 'Red Lady', Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Muswell Hill garden, Taryn Ferris Gardens.

Spring foliage, logpile fence, wildlife habitat, insect hotel, naturalistic garden, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Tulipa 'Couleur du Cardinal', Tulipa 'Negrita', apple blossom, pear blossom, wildflower meadow, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Veranda view, oak decking, bespoke designed fire pit, woodland in dappled shade, chic lounge chairs, woodland views, Taryn Ferris Gardens - Muswell Hill Woodland Garden

Narcissus 'Minnow', Corten Steel Retaining Wall, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Wildflower meadow in the dewy morning light, old orchard trees, old pear tree, old apple tree, Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden

Detail - Geum 'Leonard's Variety', Taryn Ferris Gardens, Muswell Hill Garden.

Taryn Ferris Design - Muswell Hill Woodland Garden

Client Brief:
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This client has an unusually large garden for London standards, full of mature trees and magical light. It had served the family well for many years, but had since lost its purpose. The rear half of the garden, full of leaf-collecting play equipment and an abandoned football pitch, had become neglected and underutilised. The children had grown up and it was time to create a space for adults to enjoy.

Our aim was to design a journey through this 50 meter long garden, joining the house at one end to a new garden room at the other, via a series of zones - formal to informal. The garden room, clad in timber and painted quietly black, speaks to its opposite - the grand white house facade. Two very different friends joined by a narrow cobbled path.

The oak decking with a sunken fire pit makes the woodland a day or night destination. And the journey from the sun soaked formal terrace to the dappled shade of the wilder woodlands takes you through a newly planted orchard of knarly old fruit trees sown with wildflowers and copious spring bulbs.

Planted in Autumn 2022 this is the first season of growth for this garden. We will update images as the garden matures.