mediterranean garden - BALI National Landscape Awards 2025

Award: BALI National Landscape Award

Category: Hard Landscaping Construction Under £500k

The Mediterranean Garden is part of a 10-year programme to reimagine the grounds of Beningbrough Hall, designed by Andy Sturgeon for the National Trust. The scheme created a robust framework of hard landscaping to support future planting and long-term visitor use.

Blakedown’s works included regrading the garden to introduce new levels and contours, constructing dry stone walls in locally sourced York stone, and forming winding paths in self-binding Breedon gravel to shape circulation and views. Bespoke water features were delivered, including a copper rill set into a wall and a stepped water feature built on piled foundations. Large sandstone boulders and feature stones were installed to evoke a Mediterranean hillside, while integrated drainage infrastructure addressed challenging ground conditions.

The completed garden combines craftsmanship with durability, creating a distinctive new landscape that provides both structure and accessibility, and will continue to evolve as planting matures.