Water Gems

The Serpentine Garden

This garden was featured in the Scotland on Sunday atHome magazine and came to Water Gems through garden designer Carolyn Grohmann.

The client's brief was to create interest in a very flat part of the garden which had previously been a tennis court. As the area is viewed from upstairs windows, a strong design was required.

The solution comprises a winding, dry-stone wall with grass banking creating a ha-ha effect. For adults the garden provides a sunny space to sit while the children love to run along the walls and banking.

Two identical water features are incorporated into the walls and feed a small wetland garden at the opening in the wall which encourages wildlife and provides lush planting in an otherwise exposed site.