Gardens here
Older properties around the castle and the original village streets — mature, characterful, often with established planting. Newer estates around the periphery — modern housing with mid-size suburban gardens. Mix of plot sizes, generally good light.
Portchester sits behind Portsdown Hill, where the ground turns to chalk — easy to dig and free-draining, but prone to the occasional solution feature where the rock has slowly dissolved underneath an otherwise solid-looking surface. We open a trial hole before a patio's set out for exactly that reason; more on it in soils across the Solent.
Working the area
Twenty to twenty-five minutes from the studio via the M27. Familiar territory.
Material decisions
The older streets reward reclaimed brick and traditional palettes. Newer-build gardens take the full studio range — porcelain, sandstone, granite, sleeper structures, integrated lighting.
In practice
The studio archive doesn't yet feature a Portchester project. Bottom-of-garden patio, Fareham 2025 is fifteen minutes away and gives a clear read on traditional-palette studio work.
Discuss a Portchester briefFrequently asked
Do you work in Portchester?
Yes — twenty to twenty-five minutes from the studio via the M27, and familiar territory.
What's the ground like in Portchester?
Mostly chalk, behind Portsdown Hill — free-draining, though we always check for solution features with a trial hole before a patio's set out. More in soils across the Solent.
Have you completed a project in Portchester?
Not yet. Bottom-of-garden patio, Fareham 2025 is fifteen minutes away and gives a clear read on traditional-palette studio work.