New-Build Gardens

Resilient British new-build garden using a planted rain garden and permeable gravel path after rainfall

Waterlogged New-Build Garden? 7 Checks Before You Pay for Landscaping

Standing water in a new-build garden needs diagnosis before decoration. Use these seven checks to separate compaction, poor levels and a wider drainage problem.

Urban Plot

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Layered planting, a small tree and timber pergola creating privacy in an overlooked UK new-build garden

Overlooked New-Build Garden? 9 Ways to Create Privacy Without Boxing It In

A practical UK design guide to making an overlooked new-build garden feel private using sightlines, small trees, layered planting, pergolas and carefully placed screens — without losing light or making the space feel smaller.

Urban Plot

6 min read