Modern Courtyard Garden Designed for Two Different Tastes Designing a modern courtyard garden is always a challenge. Small spaces are often more difficult to think about as you want to get every useable space working for the client. In this case, one of the clients wanted a cottage-style courtyard garden, while the other wanted a […]

This new-build contemporary garden measures 13 metres long by 11 metres wide, but by offsetting the garden design by 25 degrees a sleek, dynamic is created. A large steel architectural ‘pergola’ with large spans cross the garden creating an exciting contrast to the otherwise almost square plot. The pool measures 10 metres by 3 metres and is a resistance-swimming pool.

Contemporary verdant garden surrounding a beautiful architect-designed house This contemporary verdant garden is an absolutely delightful project. Every now and then a scheme comes along that really excites the senses. The client wanted very little colour in the garden, other than shades of green. The dramatic structures of the house and the concrete wall formed […]

Contemporary minimalist gardens work best when materials and plants are paired back to a minimum, de-cluttering the space and making it perfect for family living. Minimalist design is all about the space and how it can be broken up, while a lawn is normally omitted for an easy-to-care-for, low-maintenance outdoor space. This contemporary minimalist garden may look simple, but the ratios to the architecture are essential to achieve a cohesive look.

An exciting opportunity to design and create a terraced modern family garden on a slope in a traditional, cottage-style. The modern house will be softened with climbers and abundant borders will be a haven for wildlife.

Outdoor Fireplace and Kitchen with Areas to Showcase Sculpture, and to Sit Alongside a Stunning Architectural House, Nottinghamshire, UK A large garden on multiple levels and in an L-shape created wonderful design elements such as terracing, a sunken area surrounded by high walls with an outdoor fireplace, kitchen and living room. This area then steps […]

A contemporary courtyard with a sleek design The developer of this apartment building wanted an individual, bespoke, sleek, contemporary courtyard for every ground floor apartment, with a high-end spa-like feel to each. Taking inspiration from Japanese gardens in particular all furniture is mounted on a composite deck with low faux rattan backed sofas with large […]

Minimalist garden design with an English garden twist for a luxury rural retreat Minimalist garden design. An exciting project. Outbuildings of a farm, comprising stable, garden courtyard, brick barn, cartlodge and brooder house, are becoming holiday lets. The brief is to maintain a farm building outlook. Separate outdoor spaces define each property. Windows and doors […]

A great opportunity to introduce a naturalistic planting scheme to a mixed-use residential development The developers of this mixed-use scheme really wanted to showcase naturalistic planting, sustainability and biodiversity in the outside spaces around these apartments and retail units. Five large Populus tremula trees to the rear are set within drifts of naturalistic planting, comprising […]

Large Formal Modern Garden for a Busy Family A formal modern garden designed and built with extensive stone paving. Water rills break up a section of the paving. Stunning stone feature walls lead from the main entrance to the new formal modern patio. The space is defined as separate zones. Sculpture and hand-crafted benches sit […]

Terrace Garden that Maybe Small But is Functional and Beautiful Terrace garden with a new lease of life. A great opportunity to design a small terrace garden. Comprising patio, outdoor seating area and bespoke pergola with louvred section for privacy. A small meadow area, raised beds, additional seating and outdoor office. A large rattan, corner […]

Countryside 4-acre garden for a large property to be developed over several years in stages Within the Kent countryside sits a large country house and fields. A countryside 4-acre garden, will developed in a number of stages. First, the separate cosmetic beauty business will have a new client garden for wellbeing. A new driveway entrance […]

A modern artist’s garden with verdant planting A wonderful opportunity to create a garden for a fine artist and family with sea views. This modern artist’s garden takes inspiration from the artwork, using lots of different greens, textures and accent plants with architectural seed heads. A new porcelain patio leads out onto a stepped garden, […]

Revisited and slight redesign for a modern family garden with an English garden twist

This garden was designed several years ago and the children have now grown up. An area close to the house, under a large magnolia tree was used for a swing and the ground below has been worn away. Using natural, organic materials such as large boulders from local quarries, flowering shrubs that cope with dry soil conditions, groundcover plants and architectural shrubs a new area is created.

Thai villa on Koh Samui with breathe-taking sea views across the Gulf of Thailand and beyond A wonderful opportunity to redesign an existing, tired Thai villa garden, set on the side of a hill, with large feature rocks both externally and internally. All of the metal railings are replaced with glass balustrading, and extend above […]

Country house garden design for a large estate with a new lavender-filled buxus parterre, gravel pathways, stone steps and more …

Wildlife garden for a well-known author in rural Gloucestershire The design, development and execution over several years of a large wildlife garden To create the perfect wildlife garden there needs to be a great mix of biodiversity, sustainability, nature and wildlife. The property is being redesigned, so using architect’s drawings we are able to provide […]

This self-build, architect-led house sits within 20 acres of parkland with 5 acres of surrounding garden. The design of the garden, which wraps around the house is to be a family garden, with 3 young children, a place to exercise, play, relax and entertain in.

A contemporary minimalist garden with crisp, clean lines, which clearly shows that less is more. This is a dramatic, elegant, sophisticated and refined space.

An exciting opportunity to design the gardens and landscape for a mixed-use development and an attached private hospital in Berkshire, using contemporary materials and a fully inclusive design.

A fully accessible and inclusive family garden with outdoor den and cinema

White garden for a stunning Grade II-listed historic property in rural Wiltshire, UK Recreating a garden from historic documentation is great fun. The client, who recently bought this stunning Grade II-listed historic property, knew that a white garden existed in one area of the estate. After months of research we found the original planting plans, […]

A tropical rooftop garden with waterfall, pool, suspended planting and lush verdant planting to echo the history of the area and the clients’ love for travel

A re-design of an existing courtyard garden that incorporates large pieces of sculpture. A fire-pit area, BBQ, table and chairs merge seamlessly with the ‘woodland’ type planting and architecture of the building.

An Amazon forest-inspired garden designed to attract wildlife and be a safe haven for a young person living with Mitochondrial/Metabolic disorder

A Malaysian-inspired tropical garden, incorporating a large water feature with floating stepping stones, feature walls, pergola and intricate, decorative features throughout the garden.

Mixed-use regeneration project with wildlife-friendly communal gardens

The creation of a cottage-style walled garden for a country house in South Oxfordshire with reclaimed materials and furniture

An acre garden in a naturalistic style, divided in to multiple separate ‘rooms’, including swimming pool borders for a Kent Orchard.

Contemporary relaxation and meditation garden, with pergola, secluded sunken deck, abundant borders and twisted granite water feature for a Grade II listed Barn.

An exciting project, to design a section of a large garden, adjoining an 18th-century house with contemporary double height glass extension. The garden, surrounded by sandstone walling and buttresses, is to reflect the beautiful countryside and sit comfortably alongside a contemporary living space.

An exciting landscape design project for a 10-acre garden in a naturalistic, wildlife-friendly style, with natural swimming pool, meadows and Ha-Ha.

A W2 basement flat’s courtyard garden with a South of France design, living green wall, along with a front entrance with verdant shade-loving planting, large pots, Azulejo tiles and atmospheric lighting.

A contemporary family garden, where space, straight lines, triangles and contemporary artwork are the key elements – all seen and reached by a basement kitchen/family room.

The low pollen allergy garden design includes raised beds, with a curved red brick wall as a backdrop. A metal-work pergola divides the garden into three main parts. First, a socialising space with curved lawn. Second, the covered walkway with feature in-lay bee mosaic and seating. Finally, a productive garden for growing vegetables, fruits and flowers.

A stunning rural location with farm outbuildings and a river. To create a new garden with native meadows, lake, copses of Silver Birches and native trees, with a more formal area closer to the buildings and a productive garden close to the house.

A low-maintenance, modern garden accessible for the whole family, with a mini woodland, water feature and secluded seating area.

A traditional family English garden with a modern twist, 30m x 12m, with a garden office, pergola, fire pit and entertaining space.

A challenge of a Brief to create a cottage-style garden, with inspiration from Dungeness Power Station and beach. A fully accessible garden with a hidden seating area, low-maintenance planting and an unexpected design behind the Clients’ house.

An accessible family garden with a woodland / woodland edge theme. A wellbeing garden for a child with cerebral palsy, as well as 2 able-bodied children and busy parents.

The design and creation of a cottage-style walled garden for an imposing Georgian whitewashed property, which will open for the National Garden Scheme for the first time in 2018.

Large contemporary naturalistic-wild garden with wide wheelchair accessible pathways and a granite water feature and 2 blade water features.

A 1 acre cottage-style garden for a busy family set in 5 acres, with a number of separate areas united through planting and a design that is in-keeping with the wider surroundings.

A 1-acre garden split into multiple gardens, with a main Arts and Crafts garden, a tropical garden, a herb garden and an accessible holiday let garden that wraps around a converted stable block.

To create a new planting scheme for an existing modern garden, with wildlife-friendly plants and ornamental grasses, with 12 months’ worth of interest.

A secluded contemporary garden with a large water feature, outdoor kitchen, gazebo, sandstone paving and Corten steel retaining walls with hidden lighting for additional depth, contrasts and accents.

Large cottage garden with a small lake, for a Kent Granary, undertaken in 3 stages.

A low-maintenance modern front garden with raised beds in a warm hardwood of various heights, ‘floating’ beds and concealed LED lighting.

Modern take on a cottage garden, incorporating 2 circular lawns features, a large entertaining space, an integrated slope, non-slip surfaces and raised beds.

A re-design of an existing garden, with new mature planting for an instant effect, for a busy family.