9 Modern Garden Ideas for New Build Homes in the UK

New build homes in the UK often arrive with a blank slate of a garden. There is usually a patch of turf, a fence on each side and a small patio outside the back door. That blank canvas is an opportunity. With a modern home, the garden can echo the clean lines of the architecture rather than trying to imitate an older style that does not quite fit. This guide brings together nine practical ideas for furnishing and styling a new build garden, from defining zones with different surfaces to choosing furniture with clean silhouettes, limiting the colour palette, planning lighting from the start and softening the fence line. We also share advice on planters that act as architecture, the value of restraint and how a new build garden tends to develop best when finished over several seasons....