VICTORIA PARK

Contemporary Hackney London garden with modern outdoor furniture, gravel path, lush greenery, yellow flowers, and architectural planting design creating a stylish urban retreat.

Project Brief:

REDUX 2025

This project was originally completed as a planting design in 2017.

By 2024 the decking (approaching 20 years old) was worn out and this became an exciting opportunity to re-design the space. Images 1 and 2 show the garden re-landscaped and planted in Summer 2025.

In 2026 more updated images of this garden will be added to the website.

2017 BRIEF:

Re-furbish this city garden to reflect the tastes of the current owner. Remove existent shrub planting that had grown too big in order to 'open up' the space. Replace with cool, low maintenance planting to create a calm atmosphere.

2024 BRIEF:

Replace the old decking and reconfigure the space, allowing for more meandering planting. Preference for gravel if possible taking inspiration from Beth Chatto. Planting to encourage colour and seasonal diversity.

Further images (2017). The strong geometry of the garden and the mid 20th century house were balanced by the introduction of a new garden bed towards the rear of the garden - cut out of the existing slate paving. This space was dedicated to creating a woodland effect with ornamental grasses and the inclusion of a number of wedge-shaped Purbeck stone boulders. They soften and elevate this garden, anchoring the woodland planting and providing a visual foil for the plants around it. They play an important function by occupying space that was otherwise impossible to plant due to the roots of the neighbouring mature Ash and Tulip tree. Silver linings....

Video Credit: Adam Azmy