A large empty lawn was the perfect place for a new pool garden in this very charming, historic Kentish property. A cool and contemporary pergola takes centre stage and is a real go-to space for entertaining throughout the day and into the evenings. As it is some distance from the house, a small kitchenette with a sink, drinks fridge and cupboards for other essential supplies means this really is a complete party zone. Built in oak, it is weathering down really nicely and sits comfortably with the more traditional oak barns closer to the house.
The pool area is paved in simple and durable limestone with bespoke pencil edge copings around the pool to enhance the contemporary feel of the space. A low wall clad in Kentish ragstone adds texture. The sun loungers capture the best of the afternoon sun and the rippling pennisetum hedge echoes the wheat fields that surround this garden. A simple planting block on the boundary between the pool garden and the driveway helps to screen the cars and make the garden more immersive. A mix of euphorbia, hydrangea, alchemilla, oenothera and tall calamagrostis grasses surround a specimen tree, heptacodium miconoides, whose late summer flowers add an extra seasonal dimension to the planting.
