wraparound deck and pergola with raised beds

Steve installed this deck a few years ago, in local  London garden. It's been well used and fits very well with the garden.

Decks are very adaptable, and can be any shape you fancy. Here the deck replace a sunken terrace with broken tiling and uneven steps. Running the deck along the side made sense, and continuing it up the side made the whole thing seem of a piece.
 

The deck platform was made to fit the round table and chairs - very nice for an al fresco breakfast. The deck offered a walkway that was much more comfy than the original rough concrete path, and evened out the levels, since the side doors had originally had steps down from he house too.

The far end of this garden is always sunny, so the owners decided to make that a lounging area, and divide it off from the rest of the garden. Setting up a pergola gave the established plants somewhere to climb. A Wisteria and roses were put in to increase the lush feel. Trellis allowed the light to shine through, and the raised beds made it easier to garden.