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Caribbean garden

The house is a charming gingerbread confection, arranged on terraces stepping down towards the Caribbean sea. It was originally built in the 1960s and the garden has been recently recast. Trees such as Flamboyant and Frangipani have been added to give shade and climbers planted to soften the walls.

The principal garden intervention addresses the house entrance in the creation of a formal courtyard providing the largest flat expanse of garden on this sloping property. Previously this was an open space with vehicle access to the front door. At the client’s suggestion, the cars were pushed away and a new green courtyard made, centred on a water fountain. This is overlooked by a new terrace which gives evening views of the setting sun. The planting is comprised of a restrained palette of plants selected for texture more than flower. Scented Gardenias, ferns, Plumeria and climbing plants are used to create green shady spaces giving respite from the ever-present sun.