Godwit House

We designed this garden in Summer 2023 and planted it that same year. Still in its infancy, we are delighted with the results in year one. This was an exciting project to take on with Godwit House being the most northern certified Passivhaus in England at the time. Having a panoramic view of rolling fields and the Northumberland coastline, the owner was keen to have a garden designed to seamlessly blend in with the surroundings. We designed meandering paths that turn from gravel, to timber boardwalk to mown grass through meadow as you move through the garden. Naturalistic in shape and style, the planted areas are designed to be soft with movement and texture provided by a selection of perennial and ornamental grasses. Muted tones are the backbone of the planting with pops of colour punctuating throughout. A meadow flanks the borders and provides a softened edge to an orchard area that was carefully planned for our Northern climate.

Located in the village of Warkworth, Northumberland, this certified Passivhaus was designed by award winning architects MawsonKerr.
The brief here was to have wildlife and nature at the forefront of the design which aligns perfectly with our values and so felt like a dream project for us. The requirements differed from more typical garden styles, for example we specified meadow instead of lawn and rather than creating privacy and screening with shrubs, the planting is all perennial apart from the fruit trees that make up a small orchard.
Our favourite thing about this design is the meadow we sowed that wraps around the perimeter of the garden. In Summer it will seamlessly blend into the fields behind with no clear boundary and we can’t wait to see it.