The Hampshire property market has seen a significant increase in contemporary architecture — architect-designed extensions, modern new-builds and significantly renovated homes with clean lines and large glazed areas. These homes provide an excellent opportunity for bold, contemporary garden design that works in harmony with the architecture.
Key Principles of Contemporary Garden Design
Modern garden design is characterised by simplicity, strong lines, high-quality materials and a limited, well-chosen plant palette. Less is more — a contemporary garden should feel calm and uncluttered.
- Porcelain paving in large format — 90x90cm or 60x90cm
- Minimal palette of materials — two or three at most
- Bold, architectural planting — phormiums, grasses, structural shrubs
- Concealed lighting in paving, walls and planting
- Clean lawn edges with metal edging strips
- Contemporary fencing — horizontal slatted timber or metal
Outdoor Living Spaces
Contemporary homes with large bifold or sliding glass doors need outdoor spaces that function as extensions of the interior. Large format paving that flows from inside to outside, outdoor kitchens and integrated seating all help create this inside-outside connection.
Low Maintenance Design
Contemporary Hampshire clients typically want beautiful gardens with minimal ongoing maintenance. Design for this from the outset — automated irrigation, weed-suppressing membrane under mulch, self-cleaning materials and a plant palette that requires annual rather than weekly attention.
A&T Landscapes creates contemporary garden designs for modern Hampshire homes. Call 07735 916029 to discuss your landscaping project.