Contemporary front garden landscaping in Chesham Bois

Chesham Bois, Amersham

A more welcoming approach to a contemporary home

This Chesham Bois front garden brings together curved paving, rustic limestone, sculptural planting and discreet lighting to create an entrance with character.

The owners loved their contemporary home, but wanted the approach to feel more distinctive. The existing boundaries and overall garden shape needed to remain, while the driveway, planting and frontage offered scope for improvement.

For Steve and Rees, a project like this combines creative garden design with careful landscaping. The finished impression depends on accurate setting out, well-formed curves and neatly resolved details.

The brief: character without changing the footprint

A key request was to replace the existing boundary wall with something more open and rustic. The owners wanted an alternative to the conventional coping-topped walls along the street, while retaining a clear edge to the garden.

The scheme also called for a lighter driveway and planting suited to the architecture. Each element needed to relate to the house and the retained layout, creating a welcoming entrance within the existing footprint.

Curved clay paving that defines the approach

Light clay pavers brighten the driveway and introduce a softer palette beside the house. Their flowing curves follow the garden’s geometry, guiding vehicles and pedestrians through the space.

Careful setting out is important when building a curved surface. Consistent alignment, well-cut edges and defined edging courses help the paving feel composed and connected to the surrounding landscape.

Steve and Rees bring that attention to the construction as well as the design, considering how the finished surfaces meet the lawn, planting and entrance.

A central planting bed with structure and movement

The main lawn remains open and practical, with a curved, steel-edged planting bed introducing a focal point at its centre.

Reclaimed Cornish granite forms sit within layered planting. Grasses provide movement, evergreen plants bring structure and seasonal perennials add colour. Subtle lighting picks out the stone and foliage after dark.

The relationship between the steel edge, lawn and planting gives the feature its definition. Care over these junctions helps the garden retain a clean, considered appearance.

An open boundary in rustic limestone

The limestone boundary brings texture and warmth to the frontage. Its deliberately irregular appearance contrasts with the more precise lines of the driveway and steel edging.

Steel-lined openings allow views through the wall and contain concealed lighting. At dusk, the illuminated openings give the boundary depth while preserving its open character.

Features like these need careful coordination between masonry, metalwork and lighting. Steve and Rees consider the practical details that bring different materials together successfully.

Planting that complements the home

Clipped forms near the entrance provide definition, while grasses and perennials soften the curves. Evergreen planting maintains structure through winter.

Soft greens, silvers and seasonal whites sit comfortably alongside the pale paving and limestone, allowing the architecture to remain prominent.

Steve and Rees consider growing conditions, seasonal interest and maintenance when planning planting, so the garden can develop alongside the way you want to use and care for it.

What brings the garden together

A coordinated layout: the retained boundaries and footprint form the basis of the scheme.
Light clay paving: a brighter surface gives the entrance a welcoming appearance.
Flowing curves: connected lines soften the approach and organise movement.
A sculptural planting bed: stone, foliage and steel edging provide a central focal point.
Rustic limestone: an open boundary adds texture and individual character.
Discreet lighting: carefully placed illumination reveals another side of the garden after dark.

Plan your front garden with Steve and Rees

If you are considering a front garden in Chesham Bois, Amersham or the surrounding Chilterns, Steve and Rees can help you explore the possibilities.

We design and professionally landscape gardens, bringing together your ideas, practical construction knowledge and care over the finished details.

Discuss your garden project with Steve and Rees

Garden design: Karl Harrison.

Our approach

We believe a well-designed garden should be a pleasure to live in, thoughtfully built and made to last.

For us, good design starts with listening. We take time to understand how you want to use your garden, what matters to you and the character of your home.

We bring the same care to construction as we do to design. From the preparation beneath a patio to the finishing details around a border, each part contributes to the quality of the whole garden.

We favour materials suited to their purpose and planting that can thrive in its surroundings. We consider how your garden will mature and how much maintenance you want, creating a space you can enjoy for years to come.

Steve & Rees

Throughout the process he and his team have worked tirelessly to ensure we received the best design, consideration and implementation of our brief.

As a landscaper, he is a professional and did a brilliant job and completed when he said he would in a calm and measured way.

Steve and Rees worked hard in all weathers, to create a beautiful garden for us. I would highly recommend Karl and his team to create some magical for you, and to do it really well.

Rees came up with an imaginative design that has brought interest, variety and colour. The landscaping Steve, Rees and their team did was excellent and they were a pleasure to work with too.

Steve and his team were skilled and friendly, and the results were amazing. They were professional and always left things tidy. Would highly recommend.

Fast efficient service from a passionate professional who puts his competitors to shame. Excellent work at reasonable prices. You’d be mad not to use him.

What a professional garden landscape artist does is give you something that you would never do yourself. Highly recommended.

All the team were exceptionally professional, hardworking, polite and tidy. We are thrilled with the results and thoroughly recommend this business.

I could not have wished for better. I would recommend Rees, Steve and their team to you all. I could not fault them in any way and it was an absolute pleasure to work with them.

Very efficient team, hard workers and really nice people too! Great job with a really uniform finish on a complex-shaped deck. Neat workers, clearing up each evening, and finally leaving my garden and garage in perfect order.

From start to finish-excellent service and he has transformed my garden. I’m now in love with my garden and will be spending many happy hours out there.Before and After pictures - excellent transformation

Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. Great design and helpful discussions, making sure we got the best results. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Steve & Rees did an excellent job. From initial design considerations to preparation and installation. The team worked well and on time to transform our garden with Trex decking.

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We adapt to the needs of every client, fluent in a combination of traditional techniques ensuring the hard landscaping works in harmony with the soft planting, garden art and style in your garden.