Honing Heritage

The character and heritage materials found across the picturesque Cotswold region lend the space a timeless feel. Beautifully constructed dry-stone walls, reclaimed stone and a central iron gazebo, forged by local blacksmith Matt Potts, highlight the importance of handmade features in historic garden design, while reinterpreting them through a contemporary lens.

Flagstone paths run through the garden, deliberately laid with small gaps to allow Nigella damascena and other self-seeded plants to emerge in between. This approach creates a compelling contrast between formal architectural structure and softer, naturalistic planting, echoing Gertrude Jekyll's style. Rosa GERTRUDE JEKYLL pays direct homage to the Arts and Crafts tradition, while species that create depth, colour and seasonal interest through harmonious layered drifts, such as Nepeta (catmint) and Yucca glauca (soapweed), suit today's changing climate.

Although the design could sit comfortably within the grounds of a larger country house or estate, the use of reclaimed materials, climate-conscious planting and historic construction methods demonstrates how timeless design principles can be adapted for smaller domestic gardens.