8 Church Lane

About 8 Church Lane

Our lawn was completely destroyed by chafer grubs in 2019. After much deliberation, we took this as an opportunity to commission a professional designer to create a beautiful new outdoor space whilst still maintaining the views of the rolling countryside beyond. Despite only being planted up in 2020, it is already showing maturity. It is a wildlife friendly, naturalistic garden, that is relatively easy to look after with a long flowering season and year round interest.
The free-flowing lawn is surrounded by a colourful, rich and diverse planting scheme with shrubs, grasses, perennials and bulbs. An informal path runs through a colourful gravel garden, planted with aromatics and grasses leading to the wildlife pond and sunken garden with oak pergola and fragrant climbers. There is also a short woodland walk, plus a small area with fruit beds and an asparagus bed. Ample seating provides convenient places to pause and enjoy.
The garden is now a haven for wildlife, we have seen a noticeable increase in biodiversity with amphibians, diverse pond life, dragon flies, more insects, pollinators and wild birds. We enjoy our garden immensely and spend a lot of time in it, relaxing and gardening at leisure and enjoying the wildlife, new colours and plants that immerge every day.

Disabled parking on drive. Grade II listed church also open. Contact owner if difficulty with online booking. Garden designed by recent winners at the Association of Professional Landscapers Awards 2024. The designer and garden achieved best in category for soft landscaping and Silver for Biodiversity & sustainability.