(image 5) The haha removes the boundary between garden and landscape
(image 4) Reclaimed york stone defines the top of the haha
The wall can be clad in a range of finishes such as stone, brick, corten steel, render or timber. The finish on top of the wall will depend on the type of cladding and how visible you want it to be. In this case we used a simple vertical steel edge and continued the wild flower meadow right up to the edge to provide a seamless transition.
In another setting a low ha-ha is clad in reclaimed brick and reclaimed York stone defines the top with a subtle horizontal line leading out to the valley beyond. Image 3 shows the wall before the mound and ditch were formed on the field side to hide the ha-ha from the view. Images 4 and 5 show it blurring the boundary from the garden side.
Continued >> 36 Listed Heritage Magazine September/October 2018
