Highgate Haven, North London N6

A modern north London garden design that is both low maintenance and child friendly. The space is divided into three outdoor rooms of decking, limestone and lawn, for alfresco dining, socialising and play.

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We created this beautiful and tranquil oasis under the dappled shade of an old plane tree in a quiet residential, Highgate Village close.

Sliding bi-fold doors open onto the sunny, hardwood decked area at internal floor level. In warm months the deck provides an outdoor extension to the living and dining rooms with space for relaxing and alfresco eating. There are two outdoor sofas, a circular table and chairs for up to 8 people. With contemporary white cube containers for Olive trees and seasonal flowering herbaceous perennials.

Two steps lead down to a natural light limestone patio with a plant border to the right and a lawn area to the left. Ahead is an L-shaped rendered raised planter with under-lit floating hardwood benches and a central fire bowl focal feature. The planter has clipped box (Buxus) balls, contemporary grasses and flowering herbaceous perennials of contrasting colours, forms and textures.

There are three blocks of clipped Buxus hedging at the same height as the raised planter and decking providing continuity and structure to this modern, North London garden design. There is a natural limestone surround to a pristine square, premium easigrass lawn.

In the low maintenance borders, large clipped Buxus (box) balls of varying sizes continue the planting scheme and contrast with strappy leaved plants such as Astelia and Phormium. Evergreen structure provides year round colour and varying leaf textures with Fatsia japonica, Pittosporum tenuifolium and a variety of Heuchera contrasting beautifully throughout the seasons.

In the summer, large blue ball flowers of Agapanthus Ovatus and graceful creamy green Hydrangea Arborescens lend height and colour. The whole scheme is enclosed with clipped Yew hedging and premium quality painted fencing and trellis in Farrow and Ball Cornforth White.