Ideal Home

Contemporary coastal redesign

While Caroline Whittingham and her partner Bill Baines were both still working, their garden was not a priority. ‘We enjoyed it, especially for entertaining, but never did much with it, design-wise,’ says Caroline. ‘We always planned a rethink once we’d retired and had more time.’

The garden had barely changed since the house

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