Cotswold View Garden

The steep nature of the site posed a big design challenge.  The owners wanted to breathe new life into existing features, such as the old pigsty.  They wanted to have a variety of options for seating and dining within the garden. 

The design response was to create a terraced garden.  The two separate seating areas, surrounded with soft naturalistic planting, perfect for soaking up the sun and enjoying the surrounding countryside. 

The old pigsty was renovated and converted into a covered dining area, ideal for quiet summer evenings or for entertaining guests. This garden with a view was designed by Matt Nichol on behalf of Isola Garden Design. 

Plant list:

Taxus baccata	Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'	Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Cistus 'Silver Pink'	Verbena bonariensis	Stipa gigantea
Astrantia major 'Ruby Wedding'	Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge'	Tiarella cordifolia
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'	Sarcococca confusa	Convallaria majalis
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'	Wisteria sinensis	Acanthus mollis
Perovskia 'Blue Spire'	Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Choisya 'Aztec Pearl'	Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'	Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Pittosporum 'Garnettii'	Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'	Hemerocallis 'Pink Damask'
Penstemon 'Garnet'	Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'	Viburnum x carlcephalum
Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'	Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'	Polystichum setiferum
Calamagrostis brachytrich	Sedum 'Matrona'	Clematis alpina
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'	Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'	Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'	Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'	Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'	Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte'	Sisyrinchium striatum 'Aunt May'
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'	Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'	Hebe 'Great Orme'
Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate'	Clematis alpina 'Pink Flamingo'	Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Stipa arundinacea	Lonicera fragrantissima	Malus domestica 'James Grieve'
Thymus vulgaris 'Silver Posie'	Geranium renardii	Viburnum x juddii
Magnolia 'Susan'	Tricyrtis hirta	Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
Hosta 'Fire and Ice'	Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'	Agapanthus Headbourne hybrids
Malus domestica 'Egremont Russet'	Cistus x corbariensis	Hebe rakaiensis
Knautia macedonica Melton pastels	Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'	Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette'
Iris sibirica 'Flight of Butterflies'	Hebe 'Marjorie'	Malus domestica 'Red Falstaff'
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'	Calluna vulgaris 'Orange Queen'	Buddleja davidii Buzz Series
Rosa 'Lancashire'	Vinca minor f. alba 'Alba Variegata'