Hillside – Major Landscaping & Installation Project
Project Photo Gallery:
![Steps down to hillside house using stone and sleepers](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Hillside-steps-down-to-house.jpg)
Steps down from car park to main house, stone steps with sleeping edging and new planting
![side of house with new across new decking to landscape beyond](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Decking-project-with-glass-3.jpg)
Main house with overhanging deck with commanding views of countryside beyond
![Extensive decking finished with glass walled rails with fabulous view](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Decking-project-with-glass-2.jpg)
Extensive wooden decking with glass screened railings - installed by Boardman Gelly
![Steps up hillside from home to car parking area](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Hillside-steps-with-planting.jpg)
Looking up installed stone steps with retaining sleeper edging and new planting
![Modern cabin office on hillside down steps from main house](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Hillside-steps-with-planting-outdoor-office.jpg)
Installation of further hillside steps & modern outdoor office to the other side of the house
![Steps down to lower garden with new planting](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Hillside-steps-with-planting-3.jpg)
Hillside steps leading up from outdoor steps towards the house Extensive hard-landscaping was required.
![Steps down to lower garden with new planting](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Hillside-steps-with-planting-4.jpg)
More steps to lower garden terrace, with further landscaping and planting
![large observation deck built around base of a substantial tree](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Hillside-steps-with-planting-5.jpg)
Installation of a large wooden lookout point fitted around the base of a substantial, steps leading to lower garden terrace
![Oak framed double car port, installed by Boardman Gelly](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Oak-car-port-installation.jpg)
The final part of the project was to install a Oak framed car port at the top of the hill
Brief:
To update a tired looking courtyard which had an old raised deck and block paving floor. Access to a high level banked flower border was needed to allow easier access for maintenance and to a beehive.
Project:
Located in Dorking on the side of a steep bank the garden was challenging for access and also to make the best use of the different levels.
Oak sleepers were used to help retain the hillside banks, with a timber edged bark pathway leading up the bank between newly cultivated banks with topsoil and compost mix added prior to planting.
A brown painted deck area was replaced with a brand new wax treated deck area with new handrails and stainless steel wire balustrade to add a modern twist to a period courtyard.
On the lower level a new light coloured resin bound gravel surface was laid to modernise and brighten the area which is to be used as a dining and family entertaining space. New planting pockets where added to break up the area and soften the overall look.