In this episode, Chris and Mark transform a plain rectangular garden in Kent for Monique Guerra. The garden is enclosed on four sides by standard fencing and has a large white shed at the bottom which Monique describes as an eyesore and which needs to be screened off. Chris and Mark do this by introducing sinuous curving screening to inject shape into the space and screen off the shed at the end of the garden.

Inspiration Station:

The Lexington Apartments in central London are home to an exquisite garden courtyard sitting above street level on top of a block of garages. The courtyard is surrounded on all sides by a series of high quality flats, which were transformed from a 1960s office block in the 1990s.

Architect Robert Myers of Elizabeth Banks & Associates (tel: 020 7482 4545) was inspired by the surrounding cityscape and in particular the curving city roof of Old Street Uunderground Station. The garden can be admired from all sides with viewpoints looking down directly onto the space. Robert was further inspired by the work of Brazilian landscape and garden designer Roberto Burle Marx. His use of sinuous shapes and patterns are much in evidence in Robert's design.

Stockist List:

Timber (posts, screening)
Brooks Brothers - timber merchants
Tel: (020) 8591 5300

Paving (circular paving and pathway)
Bradstone

Steel (bases for posts)
The London Metal Company - metal fabricators
Tel: (020) 8337 0090

Planting (throughout the garden)
Convolvulus Cneorum (Silver Plant) Fatsia Japonica (Green Plants) Fuchsia Versicolor (Red plant) Bamboo, Evergreen Fern, Light Fennel Skimmia Japonica.
Coblands Designer Plants - plant nursery
Tel: (01732) 885700

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