
This lush multi-use garden in the smart, leafy suburbs of Cambridge wasn’t always so beautifully laid out. ‘It used to be a very traditional English garden, with a big lawn and lots of large shrubs,’ says owner, who lives here with her husband. ‘The lawn was lovely for the children.’
But as the family grew up, the way they used the garden changed. ‘We wanted a much bigger social space that we could all enjoy together,’ she says. The crunch came when the couple had the kitchen extended.