Country Homes & Interiors

STEP UP YOUR GARDENING

Far from presenting limitations, a sloping garden can offer wonderful layout and planting options that wouldn’t be possible on a level plot.

With terraces, you can create distinct garden areas, each with their own purpose, ambience and planting scheme, as well as creating a variety of seating areas where you can enjoy the views below or above.

‘Sloped gardens are often viewed as “problem sites” but, in fact, can

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