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Ten gardens across Essex and East London.

Real gardens, real streets. Names and towns exactly as the owners gave them.

A garden stripped back to bare, levelled soil ready for new turf — Ground cleared and levelled before re-turfing.

Newly planted pleached hornbeam trained across bamboo frames along a fence line — Pleached hornbeam, newly planted and trained on canes.

Plate I

Steph & Rob

Upminster

Steph & Rob wanted to freshen up the front of their property. Old shrubs were removed and replaced with new ilex, plus a selection of springtime bulbs for a burst of colour.

Plate II

Lorna & Phil

Brentwood

A sizeable border with established shrubs that had outgrown the space. The existing shrubs were removed, leaving a cleared area to introduce new planting suited to the border and marrying with the surrounding area.

Plate III

Simon

Upminster

Simon has a striking terrace. After an all-round tidy of the borders, the aim was equally striking pots to match it. A wooden raised bed was blocking the flow — removing it draws the eye naturally to the end of the garden, for a much sharper look.

Plate IV

Chris

Norton Heath

A property of distinct areas: a walled garden, thick laurel hedgerow, numerous borders and established rose bushes that need constant care and attention.

Plate V

Martin

Hutton

After building work on the family home, a full re-turfing of the lawn, with rotivation to level the area first. Ready for the family to enjoy that summer.

Plate VI

Joan

Hutton

Like many of Alexander's clients, the upkeep of both front and rear gardens had become a little too much. A spring tidy-up, and additional pieces to freshen the front of the property for summer.

Plate VII

Sarah

Hutton

Many areas changed and repurposed: thorough border clearing, shrubs repurposed from a border since removed, brick edging detail, and buxus hedging re-used from the front of the property.

Plate VIII

Ben & Tamil

Rayleigh

Ground levelled for a new lawn, railway sleepers repurposed into a pathway, raised beds relocated and new borders created.

Plate IX

Charlotte & Clare

Brentwood

New lawn, a fragrant lavender border, espaliered trees and a stumpary with tall grasses to bring wildlife closer.

Plate X

Whitechapel

London

The unloved external space of an ex-local-authority block of flats, redrawn and replanted.

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