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Left - the owner of the Hawaiian Garden garden likes Polynesian art and nautical themes which blended well with our decking designs and planting.
Right - a small Easter Island head with Miscanthus grass making a head of hair.
Left - this Tiki statue in the Hawaiian Garden looks fierce but brings health and prosperity in Polynesian culture where these figures originally were used in temples and were the embodiments of gods from their mythology. The 'A' frame traditional building was designed and painted by our client Lloyd Johnson.
Right - there was a long functional looking shed at the back of the garden which was clad in palm leaves and woven rattan panels. The verandah had heavy nautical looking posts built onto the front of it which were draped in nets.
Left - fishing was an important part of Polynesian culture and was evoked by these nets and some floats.
Right - telegraph poles and maritime rope make a stylish contribution to this deck as well as making a barrier to the deep pond beyond, instead of choosing a purely functional way of making a balustrade.
Left - a peaceful and tranquil Buddah figure fits well here at the base of a palm in the Three Crescent Garden.
Right - as a complete contrast this fierce looking figure is from Balinese culture and would introduce a more lively character to this setting. Many figurines in this style are now available in the UK.
Left and right - the placement of ornamentation can be as important as the quality of individual peices. Here in the English Town Garden we re - used our clients items to frame views and make features at the end of vistas.
This tribal/aboriginal style mural in the Modern Family Garden decorated a concrete wall capping that was in the foreground of the main view into the garden from the house; an unsightly material in a hard functional shape.
This wall in the Steep Terraced Garden was made from dark brown brick - you can just see some in the top left corner of the left photo. It is 2.5m high and ran the entire width of the property close to the back windows of the house, making a dark and oppressive impact on the interior as well as the garden. After rendering and painting the wall a light and warm colour we added these Siamese fighting men which were loved by the children of the house and their many visitors.
The 'face stone' was placed at the end of this long view as an accent at the junction of two paths in the Tropic Of Henstead. We did not spot the face until the almost 1 tonne stone was in position.
Left - natural stone in groups here in the Tropic of Henstead surrounded by gravel mulch evokes a Japanese Zen style, but as the plants mature and the gravel becomes much less visable they could be seen as more in the style of European stone circles of the ancients. Here they make a vertical and hard contrast to the composition of just plants on a sloping site. This photo appeared on the front cover of Inspirational Gardens by Pamela Westland.
Right - the stones before dense planting. They were placed to take a central postion in the view from the 'Fairytale' Summer House over to the Thai Pavilion and helped form the structure of the planting composition.
Balinese mythological figures in Ulu Watu temple in Bali. Many reproductions of South East Asian art are avilable in the UK now and fit very well with exotic planting styles.
