https://matthewelmes.com/the-urban-residence daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/1790699637428-8ZBMANOXENVGQL3AKZX4/Master%2BPlan%2BVW%2BFinal.png The Urban Residence Colour master plan drawing of the garden showing the pond, paving, paths, trees and planting beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/063a2b8e-f9eb-4248-b1d0-b7c0f4700114/hf_20260930_075418_732e30e7-4032-49c3-a7d1-98437acef7b1_min.png The Urban Residence Timber deck with two wooden chairs overlooking a garden pond, framed by lush planting and a glass-fronted garden room beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/1a7c9800-f66e-4ff6-939e-b2aa7fb6898e/hf_20260930_075629_bac4473d-9563-4dc4-bb25-f8a22a5509ac_min.png The Urban Residence Dining terrace with a table and chairs among tall white flower spikes, grasses and pink flowering shrubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/5b174722-1492-476e-bc91-b22dd8a6f5cd/hf_20260930_080712_931d292a-7e92-485b-96dd-87f78d9880f9_min.png The Urban Residence Dark timber garden studio with a covered porch above a rock-edged pond, set among trees with autumn colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/c1a53151-30bd-4c14-b699-68c7c27b0500/hf_20260930_075949_8e99acc8-3fe9-4b02-a9f8-b2bf39869139_min.png The Urban Residence Wildlife pond with a timber deck and two chairs, edged by tall feather grasses, purple flowers and a trellis screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/acb1b328-02f4-481a-ae5e-fd92eb9e505b/hf_20260930_075634_1087bdf2-fdf5-4e0f-b3e4-67155b0f0979_min.png The Urban Residence Curving rock-edged pond beside a timber garden room with a wicker chair, backed by a trellis fence and climbers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/c8a3c4f7-f15c-4539-abfd-e5874ade89b8/hf_20260930_075628_874cc0d5-5400-40d0-8810-d8703e023808_min.png The Urban Residence Sunny paved terrace with wicker seating and a dining table, bounded by a low stone wall, mixed borders and trees. https://matthewelmes.com/the-rural-residence daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/526b4156-b40d-4fa0-b7e2-e9298210b471/3-Masterplan.PNG Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire Master plan drawing of the rectory garden showing the house, garden rooms, paths, a pond and planting beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/8746f161-7911-464c-9efd-975595c0eec7/Pond+1c.png Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire View of a natural pond with a timber deck and chair, framed by clipped trees, with stone buildings beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/be701340-dc9f-4ef7-8ea7-54763a0ec8ec/Fire+1a.png Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire A gravel terrace with an outdoor sofa and table before a stone building with a large glazed opening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/a0948ace-62bb-4740-a56b-2c4a4a72a8fd/CarHar+1a.png Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire A car parked on a gravel court, screened by a curved bank with a Corten steel edge and blue planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/31d017e6-4586-478a-b918-19b42d51e173/Barn+1a.png Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire View from a cream sofa across a courtyard with a long dining table, mixed borders and trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/cfd18f9f-cd52-4393-934a-f69bc958b149/Bench+1a.png Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire A stone path with a timber bench and soft blue and cream planting, leading to clipped topiary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/cca8ebfc-9d8a-4673-a239-a4fd37c42cb1/Veg+1a.png Rectory Revisited. A Rural Residence, Yorkshire A formal kitchen garden of low-edged beds around a central feature, with a glasshouse beyond. https://matthewelmes.com/event-venue-garden daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/4781d371-6093-4b40-ba49-3ebcb528e263/hf_20260930_142255_a20b73fd-81e8-413b-87bd-4598dc7af01c_min.png Duchess Garden Pen and ink aerial view of a formal garden with clipped hedges, topiary, a central circular feature and paths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/55c23943-c23a-4baf-9cb5-619b2db9a347/hf_20260930_141845_e6f1943b-03ea-49ec-8b87-c0122c8a22d4_min.png Duchess Garden Pen and ink view of a curving paved path past a large clipped topiary dome, with cones, tall cypresses and a building beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/ecaef1ff-aa21-494f-a731-9cc5f9a74ad7/hf_20260930_141844_91bac2b1-f57e-48b9-9afb-44189dfbaced_min.png Duchess Garden Pen and ink view across trained trees on posts and wires to clipped topiary, tall cypresses and a building beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/166a2044-9e92-4d58-a841-9c455a6e84d5/hf_20260930_141843_f78a8717-ed73-41df-af0b-cddabf5a8b99_min.png Duchess Garden Pen and ink view of timber benches beside a winding path and grass border, with a statue and clipped hedges beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/11840334-c7d0-4c57-9c16-78af0f47cb1e/hf_20260930_141842_539ab4a6-7f34-4be8-8657-df67665af451_min.png Duchess Garden Pen and ink view of a paved terrace set with rows of chairs for an event, with clipped topiary and a wedding couple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/f2bd9a60-68f1-4dc0-bcfe-ffedbb16e41e/hf_20260930_141357_626dc3d2-a38a-4ab9-9511-cddf63a3ac72_min.png Duchess Garden Pen and ink view of a tall pleached hedge on clear stems above clipped topiary in a raised bed, beside paving. https://matthewelmes.com/country-estate-landscape daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/7db6b56a-8613-48c3-b72a-03167d287bc5/Hill_Court_Masterplan.png A New Approach Colour master plan of the estate garden showing the tree-lined avenue, formal terraces, woodland and lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/5ce6b176-cb13-4083-81b4-41c1b2d17c8b/03b_lime_allee_approach.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a drive under mature trees, with a car parked beside ferns and purple flower spikes and a manor house beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/79c3585c-4076-47ac-82c7-a4cf2a727e2e/04_grand_avenue.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a gravel drive lined with trees, with hostas, ferns and purple flowers along the verge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/4c3de454-fd54-46d2-8188-28109bbac633/09_terrace_dining.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a stone terrace under pleached trees, with a long timber dining table and chairs beside a manor house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/84480284-4ba7-45bf-9132-3c94cb77e1d0/07_terrace_parterre.jpg A New Approach Watercolour view from a terrace sofa under a parasol across clipped hedge parterres to a distant avenue of trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/2550baa8-1cf0-4353-9a96-35ebb82e28b7/05_elm_grove_firepit.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a firepit and seating among mature trees, with purple flowers in the foreground and water beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/25cb96c0-15ec-4831-a647-7b693df6717c/06_elm_grove_detail.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a secluded woodland clearing with a small seating area among dense planting and a weeping tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/98270dc4-2bd1-40c4-bc67-9e9a1c774cc7/01_house_pond_approach.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a manor house at the end of a path flanked by tall cypresses, with a round pool and lavender in front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/94cc5523-1b82-4ece-9c0e-29a806ec61b4/02_pleasance_cypress.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of tall cypresses rising from a lawn with mounds of lavender, and clipped hedging and trees beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/201f64c6-9150-42bc-8ccb-470d23c07581/08_lawn_sculpture.jpg A New Approach Watercolour of a timber bench among ferns and flowers, looking across a lawn with a sculpture towards the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/86798096-da03-47cc-86ba-03fcafe01f03/Lake+2.png A New Approach Watercolour of a timber deck with sun loungers beside a pool, over lavender beds to a glasshouse and walled garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/861e1453-4ce4-4a2b-bf1b-6fa8fbf9dbab/Lake+1.png A New Approach Watercolour of a natural lake with water lilies and marginal planting, a wildflower bank beyond and tall cypresses behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/21a90930-c6a5-4829-802e-5b05e6bd5dfa/Terrace+2.png A New Approach Watercolour of timber benches and loungers on a paved terrace under pleached trees, with lawns and woodland beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/a0e48316-f9f1-41f7-8527-fbd704194c64/Pleaseance+1.png A New Approach Watercolour of a formal garden with tall pleached trees, clipped hedge blocks and a spiral topiary beside a pale house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/a7a2b0c2-c9ca-4044-bf9a-d674be1c2984/Walled+2.png A New Approach Watercolour of a walled kitchen garden with a glasshouse, box-edged beds, and a round timber table and chairs on paving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/0639b498-ffe6-4119-bf92-7612505f77eb/Walled+1.png A New Approach Watercolour of a walled garden of raised flower and vegetable beds, with an obelisk, pots and blossom trees by a stone wall. https://matthewelmes.com/courtyard-cafe-garden daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/80289255-f539-441d-89a4-76501fa02edb/hf_20260930_160323_0457141c-9de7-4746-8a13-770c8dbd3b41_min.png Vertical Horizon Cafe visualisation of a symmetrical courtyard cafe with a central reflecting pool, cloud-pruned trees and timber seating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/389520d8-e274-4974-b71d-889720555406/hf_20260930_160113_23241231-e99c-44a2-8656-685812ed1845_min.png Vertical Horizon Cafe visualisation of cafe tables and chairs beside a concrete planter of palms and ferns, under a timber pergola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/7ba26e3d-149c-4395-8f9e-30935ab87efa/hf_20260930_171520_0e05d98f-6143-49a3-a523-0447dbddd67f_min.png Vertical Horizon Cafe Digital visualisation of a narrow reflecting pool beside stepped timber terraces and seating, with cloud-pruned trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/8782d973-f032-4a6f-9fe9-953d321b8930/hf_20260930_162939_8d375156-ab1f-447b-ac28-e71b68068da8_min.png Vertical Horizon Cafe Digital visualisation of timber benches on a grey terrace with long shadows, beneath cloud-pruned trees and towers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/7f25b48c-b030-4ae3-8dee-a81a4e9b7d8f/hf_20260930_160322_54dd6e6f-ae0e-4a09-91da-c6add4c1bc7b_min.png Vertical Horizon Cafe Digital visualisation of a terrazzo path beside a concrete planter, timber tables and a cafe counter under a pergola. 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Productive & beautiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/ba4674dd-711c-44db-aeb5-179e46573d20/hf_20260812_073954_c7573c40-1c90-4e15-9dec-1113703f7359+copy.jpg Portfolio A New Approach, Country Estate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/7ba26e3d-149c-4395-8f9e-30935ab87efa/hf_20260930_171520_0e05d98f-6143-49a3-a523-0447dbddd67f_min.png Portfolio Vertical Horizon. A Courtyard Cafe in the City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/4781d371-6093-4b40-ba49-3ebcb528e263/hf_20260930_142255_a20b73fd-81e8-413b-87bd-4598dc7af01c_min.png Portfolio Duchess Garden. Event Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/8746f161-7911-464c-9efd-975595c0eec7/Pond+1c.png Portfolio Rectory Revisited. Rural Residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/b44cd9cf-26c9-4b51-88d8-3237c1c3f91d/hf_20260930_080713_ee36ed02-3b4b-485a-aa32-b17f0682b7b9_min.png Portfolio Spirited Away Garden. Urban Oasis https://matthewelmes.com/urban-edimental daily 0.75 2026-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/9ecccd68-68e2-4f5b-9ed9-cc9d7dadd6f3/IMG_8834_web.jpg Urban Edimental Photograph of the existing garden with a skate ramp and trampoline on the lawn, beneath trees and a cloudy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/60a20305-0798-4226-ab88-fef614a2db9e/hf_20261013_195120_095f3334-1844-4f56-84d3-6823e54848ad_min.png Urban Edimental Watercolour of a lawn with two sun loungers, edged by mixed borders of purple, yellow and pink flowers and trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6aa8677577355c61df26214b/3f9dfc37-1efe-487b-baf8-ad4f57b4f705/hf_20261014_055627_a83d49b1-70d0-4edd-8355-372be80d47db_min.png Urban Edimental Watercolour of Corten steel planters with timber obelisks, edible and ornamental planting, and a low fruit cordon by a lawn.