Probably the most legendary French panorama designer must be Dominique Lafourcade. If you do not know her work you might be in for a deal with. She creates chic gardens which might be stylish and welcoming abruptly, manicured and formal at instances, however pure and quintessentially French by way of and thru.

Susannah & Hugh Cameron (Chez Pluie Founders) with Dominique Lafourcade

Her skill to create locations in gardens of all sizes is outstanding. She makes use of vintage planters, fountains and sculpture, (and even a tree home) to entice you to discover all components of the backyard. We’ve got been lucky sufficient to fulfill Dominique and focus on her design philosophy. There are a number of key issues that she is bound to respect when designing a backyard. For her, a backyard is for use in the identical approach because the interiors of a house. She contains a number of spots for sitting, studying, consuming, stress-free, having fun with a view, or the sundown should be considered and furnished in order that they’re used. She all the time features a spot for kids – you’ll discover tree homes, dry gardens and even Japanese tea homes in her gardens which might be excellent for kids (and grown-ups) to discover and play. She additionally integrates the weather which might be usually included in a property – from established bushes, to discovered rocks and pure water springs. She chooses vegetation with such extraordinary experience and care – contemplating the sculptural qualities, the altering foliage all through the seasons, the contribution that blooms may have and the way they relate to different species. She can also be very captivated with bulbs – she defined to us that they’re actually buried treasure that can take you without warning each spring and autumn once they placed on their annual present.

Anduze urns seem often in her work. Their iconic type is evocative of the gardens of the South of France. They’re historically glazed with inexperienced, brown and golden yellows and when they’re weathered they’re attractive. They complement the architectural options of a constructing when strategically positioned between home windows, flanking a doorway or gate.

Views are framed with monumental airplane bushes, avenues and symmetry attracts the attention to the encircling pure magnificence.

Houses sit fantastically and comfortably of their gardens, softened with planters, climbing wisteria, and their facades dance with dappled shadows of the bushes from the famend delicate mild of Provence that has lengthy impressed artists.