Create the perfect patio or courtyard in your outdoor space

This summer it’s all about building or renovating patios. Here's what you need to know for your hard-landscaping project

Low retaining walls, limestone pavers and aged red brick, a no-fuss terrace that turns a sloping garden into a versatile, zoned patio garden suited to sitting, BBQs and more. Going down the garden with one or more seating areas, brings you deeper into the whole landscape.

One of the exquisite tensions in our gardens is hard and soft surfacing. Patios, paths, secondary courtyards, horticultural inclined walling, their surrounding features and planting offer visual focus and entertainment stages. 

Abridging the house, well-designed, dry, level going serves as a characterful overture and front-row seat to the garden.