Christine Whatley worked in collaboration with Charlotte Rowe Garden Design on a large garden in north London. Christine designed the planting for the garden, which had a contemporary rural feel.

The original garden had evolved over the years primarily as a space for the childrens' sports and to house the owners' eclectic mix of sculptures and pots. The planting was an uncoordinated mix of old shrubs underplanted with annuals. It was now time to breath new life into the garden, and Charlotte Rowe's new design gave the garden the structure and individuality it so badly needed.

Christine designed the planting to provide varied looks in different areas of this large garden, but phasing seamlessly from one area to the next. There was elegant terrace planting complementing the umbrella trained Plane trees, Mediterranean plants around the swimming pool, geometric blocks of naturalistic grasses and perennials, spring planting beneath a pair of large Weeping Willows, and lush planting alongside the stream.

As well as designing the planting, Christine set out the plants ready for planting by specialist soft landscape contractors, and supplied a maintenance plan.