Curlew Cottage Landscape Overview

Curlew Cottage

Landscape Overview

Concept:

Stepping out of the house onto the terrace of a modern coastal style garden, carefully directed water directs us onwards; first through a naturalistic meadow then finally to a wild area, a sanctuary reserved for nature.

Zone 1: The area immediately around the house, within the curtilage. This area landscaped with hard and soft landscaping in a sympathetic, coastal style. Plants in the main will be non-native, but appropriate e.g. trachyglottis, stipa grasses, alliums to offer some examples, with some small trees e.g. birch.

Zone 2: The transition area, still within the curtilage. The word here is 'naturalistic'. Natural curves, minimal hard landscaping. Again, not strictly native species but perhaps ones that look like they might be: e.g miscanthus grasses, buddlea, native trees as well as apple trees.

Zone 3: The wildlife area. In agricultural land. Any additions are of native species, appropriate to a coastal wetland situation. Eg. meadowsweet, ragged robin, alder trees, dogwood.

Zone 4: The adjoining field. Retained as sheep grazing / meadow and managed as such.

Legend:

1. New open estate fencing (indicated in green).
2. Mown paths.
3. Mixed native hedging.
4. Restoration of pond with marginal areas indicated planted with native tree species and damp loving native perennials.
5. Fruit espaliers.
6. Drifts of naturalistic planting: perennials and grasses.
7. Narrow meandering stream.
8. Landscaped garden by house with coastal planting.
9. Renovation of existing dry stone wall.
10. New dry stone wall.