Now clay brick pavers form a small area of paving in the centre for the table to sit on. The pavers extend around the house to form a path along the back of the kitchen in order to join the side extension.

A combination of herbs, climbers and soft muted perennials gives the whole area a much more inviting and welcoming place to sit out and enjoy family meals.

The rest of the garden was also redesigned to include a pergola, stone path and dry stone wall to the east side with fruit trees in the lawn to form a small orchard. A swing seat at the back was nestled between cob nut trees and silver birch.

Plants list: 

Buxus sempervirens 
Lavandula Hidcote 
Cercis Forest Pansy 
Stachys byzantina
Nepeta Walkers Low
Hydrangea Limelight
Aquilegia Black Barlow
Erigeron karvinskianus
Heuchera Obsidian
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Corylus maxima Purpurea
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Cotinus Grace
Cornus Kousa
Taxus baccata
Myrtus communis
Rosmarinus officinalis
Digitalis mertonensis
Thymus varieties
Allium schoenoprasum
Salvia patens
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album'
Tellima grandiflora
Astrantia major
Physostegia
Pulmonaria Blue Ensign
Geranium Rozanne
Viburnum Mariesii
Epimedium White Queen
Foeniculum vulgare
Chaerophyllum hirsutum Roseum
Alchemilla mollis
Malus Domestica in variety
Pyrus Communis in variety
Rubus fruticosus in variety