Gardens here
Two gardens in Fareham are rarely the same. The older streets near the centre — Georgian and Victorian properties, often with walled gardens and mature planting — sit alongside large-plot post-war estates, alongside newer developments where the gardens are smaller but the briefs are sharper. Fareham West, Fareham East, Catisfield, Wallington, Funtley — every neighbourhood has its own character.
Soil conditions are predominantly clay-based with good drainage in the higher streets, heavier clay nearer the creek. Plot sizes range from around 80m² in the newer developments to several thousand square metres in the older outskirts.
Working the area
Fareham is fifteen to twenty minutes from the studio along the M27 or A27. We work in the area frequently. Material delivery direct from regional yards (Stoneway, Weltime, MKM) without re-routing through Warsash.
Material decisions
Older streets often want reclaimed brick and Yorkstone — surfaces and detailing that look at home against period architecture. Newer-build gardens accept the full studio palette: porcelain, sandstone, granite, engineered brick. Conservation considerations apply for some of the older streets and properties — we handle the consultation if needed.
In practice
See Bottom-of-garden patio, Fareham 2025 — a small-scale project in a 1960s suburban garden. Tired concrete slabs lifted; mixed-size Raj sandstone laid in a random course, framed in Ibstock red multi brick with a low retaining wall along the fence line. Studio-finish work at small-project scale.
See recent Fareham work