The English Garden

The Subtle APPROACH

When garden designers Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz bought Waterloo House in the Suffolk village of Laxfield, the house and garden were crying out for help. “The garden was so overgrown that the estate agent didn’t even know where the boundary was!” remembers Paul. The Grade II* listed house dates back to 1530 and right from the outset, the pair wanted to ensure the garden looked established, “to suit the landscape and harmonise with the house”, says Tommaso.

The pair wanted to ensure the garden looked established, “to suit the landscape and harmonise with the house”, says Tommaso

“It is thought that the property was formerly a merchant’s house, due to its prominence in the village and the presence of a nearby

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