Juniper Courtyard

Garden Transformation

Outdoor Living

A productive garden composed like a room: brick edges, gravel paths, espalier fruit, herbs, and raised beds that hold their shape through every season.

Compact courtyard garden with warm paving, cedar screening, and layered planting

Location

Oak Hollow

Location

Oak Hollow

Scope

Porcelain pavers, cedar screen, custom bench, drip irrigation, planting

Scope

Porcelain pavers, cedar screen, custom bench, drip irrigation, planting

Completed

2 weeks

Completed

2 weeks

Location

Oak Hollow

Scope

Porcelain pavers, cedar screen, custom bench, drip irrigation, planting

Completed

2 weeks

THE BRIEF

Turn a forgotten side yard into a destination.

The passage between the kitchen and garden gate had become a dead strip used for bins and little else. The owners wanted a private spot to sit for ten minutes with a coffee, without feeling boxed in by the boundary fences.

Refined stone paving through a courtyard garden

PROJECT NOTE

Every material earns its keep in under two square metres.

Woodland steps in a sheltered garden
Timber garden structure framed by planting
Refined stone paving through a courtyard garden
Woodland steps in a sheltered garden

PROJECT NOTE

Every material earns its keep in under two square metres.

Timber garden structure framed by planting
Refined stone paving through a courtyard garden
Woodland steps in a sheltered garden

PROJECT NOTE

Every material earns its keep in under two square metres.

Timber garden structure framed by planting

THE RESPONSE

A warm, scented pause between two doors.

01 · Clear the yard

We stripped out the old bin store and cracked paving to start with a clean, level base.

01 · Clear the yard

We stripped out the old bin store and cracked paving to start with a clean, level base.

02 · Set the paving

Porcelain pavers were laid in a single warm tone to make the narrow space feel wider.

02 · Set the paving

Porcelain pavers were laid in a single warm tone to make the narrow space feel wider.

03 · Build the screen

A cedar slat screen replaced the bare boundary fence and gave the bench real privacy.

03 · Build the screen

A cedar slat screen replaced the bare boundary fence and gave the bench real privacy.

04 · Build the bench

A custom bench spans the far wall, sized to seat two with room for morning coffee.

04 · Build the bench

A custom bench spans the far wall, sized to seat two with room for morning coffee.

05 · Plant for scent

Jasmine and lavender were placed within reach of the bench so the courtyard smells good on the way through.

05 · Plant for scent

Jasmine and lavender were placed within reach of the bench so the courtyard smells good on the way through.

06 · Fit the irrigation

A simple drip line keeps the beds fed without hoses or a standing tap in the courtyard.

06 · Fit the irrigation

A simple drip line keeps the beds fed without hoses or a standing tap in the courtyard.

CHALLENGE / RESULT

The yard was narrow, shaded for half the day, and doubled as a bin store. We widened the usable strip with a built-in bench, softened the boundary with a cedar screen, and chose paving that reads warm even without direct sun. Scented planting along the bench makes the short walk through worth taking.

CLIENT NOTE

We never expected to sit out there, and now it's where we have coffee every morning.

Priya and Sam

Homeowners, Oak Hollow

THE OUTCOME

A once-neglected side yard is now a private spot the household uses daily, in almost any weather.

Hands tending established planting with care

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