Better Properties And Gardens Journal
In this Bruges backyard by Piet Blanckaert, the timber and shrubs bordering the reclaimed Belgian Blue stone terrace are clipped and pollarded in order not to dominate the house. Edged by a serpentine hedge of cloud-pruned field, a slender canal displays vegetation and sky. Two adjoining city homes have been mixed to create this modern Chelsea home. The buildings had an unusual formation in that they had been every formed around a courtyard garden within the centre. When the dividing fence between the two gardens was removed, the effect was to create a central courtyard in roughly the form of a keyhole. This quirky feature has turn out to be the main target and defining factor of the new structure. When it got here to her garden, decorator Sarah Vanrenen added a characteristic fireplace as the focal point for summer nights.