A newly built town garden that just offered a small seating area and little else. Quite long and thin with a dominant pine tree, this garden needed shape and strong curves to detract the eye from the long linear fences.

Raising the planting border under the pine allows shallow planting in fresh soil instead of densely rooted ground, and an irrigation system ensures the planting success even here. Bespoke pergola and attractive shade arbour offer focal points and seating options, and ornamental tree and hedge planting will help disguise neighbouring properties.