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This chic urban plot was designedfor Nina Campbell by the winnersof a student design competition

DESIGNERPROFILEJO WHITFIELD.JONESran a garden maintenance

company for several years, before taking a course ingarden design at the KLC School of Design in London.RUPERT BONSOR worked for a London-basedlandscape gardener ten years ago and, after a periodas a private client fund manager, he returned togardening when he also signed up for the KLC garden

design course. Both graduated in 2O1O and now eachruns their own successful design businesses. Rupertalso offers a build and maintenance service.THE BRIEF "We entered a KlC-sponsored competitionseparately to design Nina Campbell's garden and weboth won. Nina wanted a multifunctional garden forher staff and clients at her studio in London."

"Rupert and I entered the competition to design Nina Campbell'sgarden independently, but Nina and her son Max liked elementsofboth of our deslgns, so we worked together on the project,"explains Jo. "We had both come up with the idea of designing thegarden on a diagonal, and using pale-coloured paving slabs toextend visually the tiny pIot, but my main contribution to thefinal design was the kitchen area close to the office, which is outof shot here. It includes a work surface, barbecue, fridge, andshed and cupboards built from marine piywood, providing thestorage space Nina and Max had requested."

"Nina and Max liked my idea of a built-in seating area," says

Rupert. "The triangular raised beds behind the benches provideanother level ofcolour and form, and also solve the problem ofthe root-congested soil at the base of the large tree in the neigh-bouring garden, Jo and I worked together on the planting designs,

creating an evergreen rim of low box hedging that enclosesseasonal bulbs and perennials, with decorative climbers, includ-ing Trachelospermum (scented star j asmines) and roses coverin g

the trellis screens. The horizontal battens also add texturalcontrast to the boundaries and are painted in a Farrow & Ballshade of soft grey to complement the pastel planting scheme."

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as catering for people, this garden alsor'l lias to accommodate two small dogs, whichare regular visitors to Nina's studio. The raised

beds, tough box hedges and thorny rosesprevent them from trampling on the planting,

while the sandstone slabs, used as paving

stones, are easy to wash down with a hose."

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FACT FILEKEY PLANTS.A//um Ambassador'.. A. cristophii.. Buxus sempervirens'Suffruticosa' (boxhedging)., Clematis armandii., Digitalis purpurea(foxglove).. Helteborus niger.. Pink scented lilies.. Rosa'MadameAlfred Carri6re'.. R. 'Madame lsaac Pereire'.. Trachelospermum/bsmrrordes (star jasmine).

WHERETO BUYBroadlelgh Bulbs,0]€.23246231,broadleighbulbs.co.uk.Bumcoose Nurseries,o1209 860316,burncoose.co.uk-Crocus,0844557 2244,crocus.co.uk.David Austin Roses,01902 376300,davidaustinroses.com.

LANDSCAPEMATERIALSThe paving slabs are Juralimestone and the built-inbenches are made fromrendered bricks withhardwood ipe seats. Thetrellis, which is painted inBlue Gray by Farrow & Ball,is by Harrington Porter,who also built the seatsand landscaped thegarden. The walls behindthe trellis are in Pointing,also by Farrow & Ball. Thecushions and furniture areall by Nina Campbell.WHERETO BUYFarrow & Ball,01202450.240,farrow-ball.com.Harrington Poner,o20 7731 3552,harringtonporter.com.London Stone,01784 4ss433,londonstone.com.Nina Campbell,o20722s1011,ninacampbell.com.

CONTACT DETAILSJo whltfield-Jones,07986 111573, jo.whitfield-jones@hotmail.co.uk.

Rupert Bonsor,Bonsor Landscapes,o207do9424,bonsorlandscapes.com. I

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