About 40 Bronson Road
When I moved in, the garden had fake grass, rendered walls along the edge and a few conifers. Being on a tight budget I used some of the features to my advantage and refurbished others, eventually turning my small urban garden (approximately 60m2) into three ‘rooms’ filled with perennials, shrubs and climbers, pollinator-friendly flowers and vintage or reclaimed furniture and pots. My Summer house is a repurposed cheap readymade cabin and makes a lovely lounge and art studio. There is a canopy of small trees, mainly fruit trees gifted by my sons creating privacy and shelter for the seating areas. My skills as a colour consultant and interior stylist and willingness to embrace the process of fading and renewal creates year-round interest. My love of nature and colour were my inspiration.
Winner of BBC Gardeners’ World Garden of the Year 2024 ‘Judges’ Choice’. Thoughts from the experts (Alan Titchmarsh, Arit Andreson (presenter), Anne Marie Powell (designer) and Kevin Smith (editor, Gardeners’ World Magazine).
“Our judges adored Sara Faulkner’s evocative, naturalistic garden and unanimously agreed it should be the 2024 Judges Choice”
“Soulful and inspiring” “cohesive planting, a proper little cottage garden that’s comfortable in its own skin”, “Sara has gone to great effort to bring continual colour into the space and create a narrative out of that. I want to be here 365 days a year”
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