Mark Fenton Designs

I was asked to introduce seating and planting areas in the garden of a Grade II listed property. The use of natural and reclaimed materials compliments the historical character of the garden and planting is used to both screen parked cars and to provide interest throughout the year.

This garden design takes into account the client’s requests for division so the whole garden is not visible at once, to use dark materials in keeping with the house and to reuse existing plants where possible. My smart, functional design successfully sections the garden into space for the dogs to run around, a terrace for entertaining and a relaxing Japanese themed area with a Buddha water feature, maples and bamboos.

The brief for this small front garden was to create an attractive approach to the property and to disguise the inspection covers, along with planting to suit the location and provide year round and seasonal interest. My practical design integrates the existing tree and pathway stones with perennial greenery and low maintenance gravel. The urn is positioned to create a focus en route to the front door.

My design addresses poor drainage which was rendering large sections of this garden inaccessible and the need for the garden to be child friendly, low maintenance and with space to entertain. Thanks to my original design, a trampoline has been installed for the children in a previously unusable area, mum and dad can relax on the seating beneath the tree with full view of the water feature for interest and the whole family and their friends can enjoy alfresco dinning on the patio!

Entitled Fluenteum, meaning running water, this design won a silver medal at the Southport Flower show and has featured in the Society Of Garden Designers Journal! My garden design incorporates a water feature, naturalistic planting and a cantilevered wooden bench to complement a rural setting.

Based on the theme of celebration, this innovative, modern garden design won a silver medal at the Southport Flower Show. The sculptures are reminiscent of fireworks on a special occasion, the screens feature silhouettes of people dancing and jumping for joy and the water feature and seats reflect that celebration, reflection and remembrance are closely linked.

I was invited to redesign the entrance to Myerscough College, according to a brief that the name must be easily visible and that the entrance should create an appropriate first impression for a land based Education College. My bold design, in keeping with the rural surroundings, sees the Myerscough College name set within a dry stone wall, with gaps to provide glimpses of the woodland beyond.