Homes & Antiques

Secrets of the SALVAGED GARDEN

Push open the reclaimed gate to Louise and Piers Neweth's Oxfordshire garden and you feel as though you're stepping into a cottage ‘potager' that's been the same for generations. In fact, the couple, who deal in antique gardening paraphernalia via their online shop Garden and Wood, began work on it in 2003 but, thanks to their savvy use of salvaged finds, it feels much, much older. ‘When we created the garden it was brand new,' explains Louise. ‘Using old materials made the garden feel much more established. Weathered items with history give a garden a sense of age.'

With reclaimed bricks

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