The garden of this brick and flint house between Fakenham and Holt needed a facelift and the owners wished to move the parking area from its original position immediately in front of the house to the far end of the garden.

A fairly formal design was chosen, to mirror the symmetrical facade of the house, with brick-edging to areas of grass and planting. The bricks were carefully chosen to complement the old brick of the house, rather than trying to match it exactly.

The small changes of level were managed with old sleepers and a yew hedge planted to give privacy in the medium term, with temporary, short-term screening provided by woven hazel hurdles.

Paths were finished with local gravel which matches the flints in the house and makes a good foil to the turf and planting.

A large terracotta pot was turned into a water feature, the sound of water constantly overflowing and falling into the reservoir below makes a relaxing background.