John Gilbert

Disability Access Gardens

Garden designers love steps because changes of level can be exploited to make even the smallest garden more interesting. For those with mobility problems, however, they can be a nightmare. We redesigned this garden for a young wheelchair user.

The ‘before’ picture shows the majority of the garden completely cut off from her; now she can scoot up the ramp on to the lawn and thus get at the whole garden.

Garden for Disabled User - Before

Garden for Disabled User - After

Garden for Disabled User - Ramp Detail