Arts and Crafts Hertfordshire Garden - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Farts-and-crafts-hertfordshire-garden) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Farts-and-crafts-hertfordshire-garden) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/gardens/arts-and-crafts-hertfordshire-garden/primary_image.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) 2019 Arts and Crafts Hertfordshire Garden ====================================== At a glance Year 2019 Photo: Alister Thorpe About this garden The story ----------- The house and gardens are full of surprises and the site as a whole embodies a sense of discovery and revelation. Our design intention for the garden and external spaces was to retain and enhance this character, creating a garden that keeps its privacy whilst simultaneously opening up a sense of space; a garden that contains an element of surprise whilst revealing new vistas and viewpoints; a garden that is relaxed and comfortable for family fun whilst retaining a sense of grandeur that befits the scale of the house. By simplifying the basic layout of the garden, rationalising and simplifying levels the garden is opened up to the functions of play, socialising and relaxation. The new levels, supported by the structural lines of pleached hedging, create greater privacy and the rejuvenation of materials and planting gives the garden a new lease of life. The garden won the Grand Award at the BALI awards 2018 and the Principal Award in the residential category over 250k In addition it won the Hardscape award at the 2019 SGD awards Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9c83eb53-e643-4e88-82b3-d7b45a9bd84c/conversions/image_1-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a80b3629-a81d-4c19-88e8-2b631c9ad2bb/conversions/image_2-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/de091807-59f9-4345-859f-5710f3e67c21/conversions/image_3-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a53a14bd-6e5f-4577-aa85-22f93020d2ec/conversions/image_4-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cf2e9cbc-2226-49fe-94a9-0e4f8607b6f5/conversions/image_5-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/53da5be1-0599-4f5c-9e6b-7b571e19ee61/conversions/image_6-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ab3f5315-0707-4456-8ad6-5c3eb6bdd1b3/conversions/image_7-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9cbd68b1-c57f-4b1b-9b3f-9cec2f37bf7c/conversions/image_8-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ab2e5cd1-abd9-4950-ad21-1319291b47c0/conversions/image_9-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/af2edf6e-f4e1-4280-941c-a198ea220489/conversions/image_10-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7b9f3a71-40f5-41be-b36a-3d6ba6f035cc/conversions/image_11-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebe85dac-3cd1-403f-86ca-9b0c7b0c56cb/conversions/image_12-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Design Studio 1 - [ ![McWilliam Studio](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/mcwilliam-studio/logo.png) McWilliam Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/mcwilliam-studio) ### Landscapers 2 - [ ![Bowles & Wyer](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/bowles-wyer/logo.webp) Bowles & Wyer ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/bowles-wyer) - [ ![Barr Build](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/companies/barr-build/logo.webp) Barr Build ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/barr-build) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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