Types of Garden
Courtyard Gardens & Small Gardens
Some of the most challenging spaces to work with can be the smallest but with ingenuity and creativity even the tiniest outdoor spaces can become beautiful gardens with space to relax, entertain and enjoy being outside.
Langdale Landscapes are well practiced in designing and building stunning small gardens. The series of small gardens that Langdale Landscapes have constructed for the Royal Horticultural Show at Chelsea, with plots as small as 12m x 10.5m, are brilliant examples of how creatively small spaces can be used. Thoughtfully placed sculptures can act as centrepieces or bring dark corners alive, water features, like waterfall walls, create optical illusions whilst masking outside noise and bringing a sense of peace whilst clever planting can make beautiful screens from neighbouring gardens.
Langdale Landscapes designers find inspiration from all sorts of gardens and outdoor spaces and relish applying these to recreating gardens which reflect a more traditional aesthetic. Established materials such as York stone and cobbles, sandstone and red brick complimented by planting references to English country gardens create a traditional hue in today’s settings.
Gardens with Outdoor Kitchens
Outdoor Kitchens have become a popular feature of many of the gardens which Langdale Landscapes have built in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Outdoor kitchens are a natural focal point for garden entertaining on every scale from a family barbeque to a more formal lunch or dinner party. Langdale Landscapes design and build outdoor kitchens to suit each client’s garden, seamlessly incorporating them into garden schemes, often as part of extensive patio areas or entertaining spaces near swimming pools. Langdale Landscapes construct bespoke kitchens for clients and also install those from trusted providers, whichever route best suits the client and the cooking equipment they wish to use outside, including BBQs and Big Green Egg outdoor ovens.
Town Gardens
Town garden sites often have challenges such as steep gradients, difficult access for materials and equipment or being overlooked by neighbouring properties. Langdale Landscapes’ Garden design and highly skilled garden construction teams are very experienced in finding solutions to structural, engineering and logistical challenges to ultimately create serene outdoor spaces even in the busiest of surroundings.
Turning the blank canvas of a large outdoor space into a multifunctional but cohesive garden can seem a daunting prospect. Langdale Landscapes’ garden design team works with clients to understand how they want to use their garden. They then shape that understanding into inspiring designs which can include areas for outside entertaining, outdoor kitchens, swimming pools and pool houses, play areas for younger family members or even kitchen gardens for keen chefs.
Langdale Landscapes are highly experienced in designing and building gardens which include outdoor buildings and structures. Just like the gardens they sit within, Langdale Landscapes outdoor buildings are unique, designed to enhance each client’s lifestyle. Oak framed timber buildings are beautiful centre pieces which make perfect covered areas for outdoor entertaining, bar areas, cooking areas or pool houses. Modern garden schemes are complimented by more contemporary structures such as Maluwi canopies or Renson pergolas.
Langdale Landscapes have created award-winning gardens which lead the way in modern garden designs. Bold shapes and clean lines are brought to life using contemporary landscaping materials such as aluminium, Corten steel, resin and granite and porcelain paving, complemented with ingenious planting and lighting form the perfect setting for showcasing garden sculptures and water features.
Langdale Landscapes have built gardens with swimming pools across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Like all Langdale gardens each swimming pool garden is bespoke, designed to suit each client’s lifestyle. There is much to consider in adding a swimming pool to your garden, its location, size, shape, finish and the landscaping of the garden around it. Langdale Landscapes manages this whole process for you, from inspiration and designs through to filling the finished pool. Langdale Landscapes works with trusted partner Tanby pools on all of their swimming pool gardens.
Creating outdoor spaces for spending time with friends and family is the centre piece to many of the gardens which Langdale Landscapes designs, builds and maintains. Langdale create areas for relaxation, dining and cooking using paving, low walls and steps often softened with complementary planting and outdoor lighting schemes.