Folio · 202404 / 06
Town garden
A sloped Dulwich plot resolved into three calm levels with multi-stem birch as the spine.
WhereDulwich · SE21
SignedJules
Hero · Dulwich04 / 06
The ledgerNumbers, no boasting
WhereDulwich, SE21
ScopeLevels & planting
Duration9 weeks
Budget band£35k – £48k
The brief
A sloped Dulwich plot resolved into three calm levels with multi-stem birch as the spine.
The slope made the garden unusable. Solve the levels without it feeling like a terrace stack.
What went in03 columns
Build01
- Retaining walls in board-marked concrete
- Wide, gentle steps in matching stone
- Sub-surface drainage to the bottom soakaway
Materials02
- Board-marked concrete
- Yorkstone treads
Planting03
- Three multi-stem Betula utilis as the through-line
- Box and yew shapes against the back wall
Outcome
Handover, and after.
Garden now usable end to end. Family use the lower terrace as outdoor dining.
