back garden with grey porcelain patio

Back Garden With Porcelain Patio

Project Type: Domestic back garden
After 40 years of living with the same garden, this couple from Harrow in London felt their hard landscaping needed a re-vamp. They asked Emil Minut of Home Park Gardens to help - and just look at the results - stunning!
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Brief
Refurbishing Hard Landscaping

This detached victorian property is in Harrow, London and has a generous 250 square metre back garden. The garden was well maintained and clearly well loved, but after 40 years of living in the house, the owners felt that the hard landscaping needed a makeover.

Drainage issues needed to be addressed. As well as a new patio, the clients asked for a herringbone soakaway, a new irrigation system, a new lawn and lighting.

Challenge
Rain (and flooding) stopped play

London clay is well known for being difficult when wet, but this site was affected to the extreme. The garden slopes towards the house. After a week's worth of heavy rain, the whole patio area was flooded.

Emil and his team had to pump for two days to get the water out. We can only imagine how good it felt to pour the concrete slab once the waters had subsided.

Solution
Stylish Patio with Built in Planters

Home Park Gardens have done a fantastic job of this garden. They've created a contemporary patio which perfectly blends with the style of this 150 year old property. Jura Grey porcelain paving has been laid to a really high standard and co-ordinates beautifully with the rendered planters and floating bench.
The new lawn complements the established planting and is the ideal finishing touch to this very highly desirable garden.

Credits

Installer: Home Park Gardens

Designer: Home Park Gardens

Products

Porcelain Paving

RLS Vite Levelling Clips

Timber floating bench above jura grey porcelain patio
Porcelain patio with floating bench to left hand site and rendered planters to the right
newly turfed lawn with patio in foreground and summerhouse in background
Jura grey porcelain patio with steps leading to lush green lawn and wider garden
grey porcelain patio with double doors leading to house on left and floating bench directly opposite
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