Brief - The garden consists of a woodland area and more open garden areas closer to the house. Southfacing, the garden is very hot in summer yet quite moist and cold in winter as the woodland does hardly allow winter sun. With temperatures dropping well below freezing in winter the planting has to cope with these quite extreme conditions. Practical issues, like spacious seating areas, BBQ area and a tidy, clean cut transition into the garden were paramount. The areas further away from the house are allowed to be more natural and romantic and the woodland garden is still in development.