Suburban garden, Hertfordshire

• This design is inspired by Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, one of the client’s favourite architects. Villa Savoye includes a garden terrace which forms part of the house and as such is hidden from the outside. This led me to explore an inverse idea of terraces and retreats hidden within the garden.

• The design opted for low maintenance but visually impactful planting, which can be enjoyed year-round from the terraces or within the lounge and kitchen. To meet the client’s request for a small vegetable growing area, there are productive pockets within perennial plant beds, which can be filled with other ornamental plants in the years when the client’s busy career leaves little time to grow veg.