MINERAL GARDEN
Beneath the canopy of a mature oak, a tired front garden is reimagined as a mineral landscape of texture, movement and seasonal change. Drought-tolerant perennials and ornamental grasses soften the evergreen structure of lemon-scented cypress, while crushed granite, natural stone and corten steel establish a restrained architectural framework. Sculptural boulders, reclaimed vessels and a rain basin lend permanence to the composition. Permeable mineral surfaces accommodate self-seeding and the gradual migration of planting, allowing the garden to develop its own character through ecological succession and time.
FIELD NOTES
Setting: front garden
Residence: private
Planting: gravel / dry garden / perennial
Intervention: mineral landscaping + ecological renewal
Discipline: design + delivery
Location: South London
Year: 2023
MINERAL GARDEN
Beneath the canopy of a mature oak, a tired front garden is reimagined as a mineral landscape of texture, movement and seasonal change. Drought-tolerant perennials and ornamental grasses soften the evergreen structure of lemon-scented cypress, while crushed granite, natural stone and corten steel establish a restrained architectural framework. Sculptural boulders, reclaimed vessels and a rain basin lend permanence to the composition. Permeable mineral surfaces accommodate self-seeding and the gradual migration of planting, allowing the garden to develop its own character through ecological succession and time.
FIELD NOTES
Setting: front garden
Residence: private
Planting: gravel / dry garden / perennial
Intervention: mineral landscaping + ecological renewal
Discipline: design + delivery
Location: South London
Year: 2023
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MINERAL GARDEN
Beneath the canopy of a mature oak, a tired front garden is reimagined as a mineral landscape of texture, movement and seasonal change. Drought-tolerant perennials and ornamental grasses soften the evergreen structure of lemon-scented cypress, while crushed granite, natural stone and corten steel establish a restrained architectural framework. Sculptural boulders, reclaimed vessels and a rain basin lend permanence to the composition. Permeable mineral surfaces accommodate self-seeding and the gradual migration of planting, allowing the garden to develop its own character through ecological succession and time.
FIELD NOTES
Setting: front garden
Residence: private
Planting: gravel / dry garden / perennial
Intervention: mineral landscaping + ecological renewal
Discipline: design + delivery
Location: South London
Year: 2023
MINERAL GARDEN
Beneath the canopy of a mature oak, a tired front garden is reimagined as a mineral landscape of texture, movement and seasonal change. Drought-tolerant perennials and ornamental grasses soften the evergreen structure of lemon-scented cypress, while crushed granite, natural stone and corten steel establish a restrained architectural framework. Sculptural boulders, reclaimed vessels and a rain basin lend permanence to the composition. Permeable mineral surfaces accommodate self-seeding and the gradual migration of planting, allowing the garden to develop its own character through ecological succession and time.
FIELD NOTES
Setting: front garden
Residence: private
Planting: gravel / dry garden / perennial
Intervention: mineral landscaping + ecological renewal
Discipline: design + delivery
Location: South London
Year: 2023
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THE COMPOSED WILD
2025