Garden design
A measured survey, a concept you can react to, then detailed drawings and planting plans ready to build from.
- Measured survey and site analysis
- Concept design and mood boards
- Construction drawings and planting plan
Gardens with a sense of place
Design, construction and planting for private gardens across Surrey and the South East, by one small team from first sketch to final planting.
View our gardensWe design gardens to suit the house, the soil and the way you live in them.
Every garden starts with a slow walk round. We look at the light, the levels and the views from the kitchen window before drawing anything. Then the same people who designed it build it, so nothing is lost between the plan and the ground.
Our approach18years designing and building gardens
6gardens taken on each year
1team from survey to final plant
Featured garden
The Georgian Garden
A front garden rebuilt to suit a 1760s townhouse: a reclaimed-brick wall on a stone plinth, a painted iron gate and roses trained to soften the line of the house.
- Materials
- Reclaimed Surrey stock brick, Purbeck coping
- Planting
- Climbing roses, lavender, Alchemilla
- Build
- 5 weeks
Sample testimonial
They listened properly. The garden feels like ours, not a showroom, and the build team left the site tidy every single evening.Homeowner, Georgian townhouse garden
Begin with a conversation in the garden
Tell us about your space and we'll arrange a first visit at a time that suits you.
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Our gardens
A selection of gardens designed and built across Surrey. Filter by type, and select any photograph to see it full screen.
Gardens shown are fictional examples illustrated with licensed stock photography.
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The Georgian Garden
The brief
"We wanted the front of the house to look as if it had always been like this."
The owners, at the first visit
The challenge
A tired concrete wall, a sloping path and a narrow strip of soil left the 1760s house looking bare from the street. Any new work had to suit a conservation area and the original brickwork.
We needed a wall that read as old the day it was finished, planting that softened it within one season, and a path that felt generous without losing the front lawn.
The solution
We rebuilt the wall in reclaimed Surrey stock brick on a stone plinth, laid in lime mortar to match the house. A painted iron gate replaced the timber one, and the path was relaid in brick with a gentle curve to ease the slope.
Along the wall we planted climbing roses and a loose border of lavender, Alchemilla and Nepeta, chosen to flower from May to September and to keep their shape through winter.
Planting palette
RosesClimbing and shrub roses in soft pink and white
LavenderA low, scented edge to the path
AlchemillaLime-green froth along the wall foot
NepetaLong-flowering blue to tie it together
Next garden
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What we do
Whole gardens, or one part done exceptionally well. Most clients ask us for design and build together.
Design and build
Our own team builds what we design, with a site lead, a weekly update and a walk-round at handover.
- Fixed written quotation
- Weekly progress updates
- Twelve-month aftercare check
Hard landscaping
Terraces, paths, steps and walls in natural stone, reclaimed brick and gravel, laid on proper foundations.
Planting design
Plants chosen for your soil and aspect, with structure for winter and colour through the seasons.
Water and lighting
Natural ponds, rills and still water, with low lighting so the garden works after dark.
Aftercare
Seasonal visits to feed, prune and adjust, so the garden settles in the way it was designed to.
Not sure where to start?
A first visit costs nothing and usually answers that question.
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How a garden comes together
Most gardens take three to five months from first visit to final planting. The design stage is the part we never rush.
1
First visit
Week 1
Week 1
We walk the garden with you and talk through how you want to use it. There's no charge for this visit.
2
Survey and concept
Weeks 2 to 4
Weeks 2 to 4
We measure the space and present a concept design with mood images and a budget range.
3
Detailed design
Weeks 5 to 8
Weeks 5 to 8
Construction drawings, materials and a full planting plan, with a fixed written quotation.
4
Build
Weeks 9 to 16
Weeks 9 to 16
Our own team builds it, with a site lead and an update every Friday.
5
Planting and handover
Final week
Final week
Planting, a walk-round together, and a care guide written for your garden.
What we believe
Start with the house
A garden should look as if it belongs to the building beside it, in its materials, proportions and colours.
Plant for every season
Evergreen structure and bulbs mean the garden looks good in February as well as June.
Build it to last
Proper foundations, lime mortars and hardwoods. We'd rather do fewer gardens and do them properly.
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Arrange a consultation
Tell us about your garden and the style you're drawn to. We'll be in touch within two working days to arrange a first visit.
What happens next
We'll call to talk through your ideas, then arrange a visit of about an hour. There's no charge, and no obligation.
- Telephone
- 01632 960518
- hello@example.com
- Area
- Surrey and the South East