A different kind of garden designer
Designing a garden with me is a creative and collaborative process, from the initial conversations to the final planting.
Good design doesn’t start on paper; it starts with understanding how you live, what you love, and what you want your garden to feel like on a quiet morning or a long summer evening.
My designs blend thoughtful aesthetics and ecological awareness, to create beautiful gardens that are a pleasure to be in and good for the world around them.
A garden is where your mornings start, where your children lose track of time, where dinner spills outside on a warm evening without anyone planning it. I design spaces that feel like a natural extension of your home, beautiful to look at, easy to be in, and quietly good for the world around them.
Every project begins with a conversation, not a blueprint. I want to understand the rhythm of your days, the things that delight you, and the parts of your outdoor space that have always frustrated you. From there, we build something together.
Gardens for all seasons
A well designed garden should be delighting you every month of the year, not just the showy summer months when everything happens to be in bloom.
I design with the rhythm of the British seasons in mind; the right plants to glisten with frost in the depths of winter; maximising on the beauty of bulbs and blossom bring in spring; bold colourful borders to be enjoyed by you and pollinators on a summer afternoon; fiery autumnal displays to welcome the cool, bright and crisp days.
- Site Analysis & Consultation
- Concept & Master Landscape Planning
- Planting Design & Plant Selection
- Outdoor Living Space Design
- Irrigation, Drainage & Grading Plans
- Landscape Renovations & Redesigns
The Process
Garden design can feel daunting to commission if you haven’t done it before. What will it cost? How long will it take? Will it actually feel like me? These are fair questions, and I’d rather you walked into this with a clear sense of what to expect. I work with clients across the UK, creating gardens that feel personal, functional and lasting.
Initial Consultation: It starts with a visit. I come to your garden, we walk around it together, and we talk. About what’s working and what isn’t. About how you use the space, or how you wish you could. About the plants you love and the ones you’d rather never see again. Everything that follows grows from this conversation.
Site Analysis: Before any design work begins, I take time to properly understand the site, the soil, aspect, drainage and how the space connects to your house and landscape around it. Good gardens are designed with the site, not just on top of it.
Concept & Design: With a clear understanding of the site and your vision, I develop a design concept, a creative direction before we get into the detail. We’ll look at it together, talk it through, and refine it until it feels right. Nothing is fixed until you’re happy. From there I develop the full design: layout, planting plans, materials, lighting, and any technical elements the project calls for.
Planting Design: Planting is where a garden finds its personality. I put a lot of thought into plant selection, choosing species that work together ecologically, perform across seasons, and suit your site’s specific conditions. I favour planting that feels naturalistic and generous rather than rigid and clipped, though I’ll always take my lead from you.
Implementation Support: Once the design is complete, I can help you find the right contractors, brief them on the plans, and keep an eye on things as the garden takes shape, not as a project manager, but as someone who knows the design inside out and wants to see it realised properly.
Aftercare & Review: A garden isn’t finished the day it’s planted. I offer follow-up visits in the first growing season to see how things are settling in and make any small adjustments that improve things. The goal is always a garden that looks better with each passing year.
The Process
Garden design can feel daunting to commission if you haven’t done it before. What will it cost? How long will it take? Will it actually feel like me? These are fair questions, and I’d rather you walked into this with a clear sense of what to expect. I work with clients across the UK, creating gardens that feel personal, functional and lasting.
Initial Consultation: It starts with a visit. I come to your garden, we walk around it together, and we talk. About what’s working and what isn’t. About how you use the space, or how you wish you could. About the plants you love and the ones you’d rather never see again. Everything that follows grows from this conversation.
Site Analysis: Before any design work begins, I take time to properly understand the site, the soil, aspect, drainage and how the space connects to your house and landscape around it. Good gardens are designed with the site, not just on top of it.
Concept & Design: With a clear understanding of the site and your vision, I develop a design concept, a creative direction before we get into the detail. We’ll look at it together, talk it through, and refine it until it feels right. Nothing is fixed until you’re happy. From there I develop the full design: layout, planting plans, materials, lighting, and any technical elements the project calls for.
Planting Design: Planting is where a garden finds its personality. I put a lot of thought into plant selection, choosing species that work together ecologically, perform across seasons, and suit your site’s specific conditions. I favour planting that feels naturalistic and generous rather than rigid and clipped, though I’ll always take my lead from you.
Implementation Support: Once the design is complete, I can help you find the right contractors, brief them on the plans, and keep an eye on things as the garden takes shape, not as a project manager, but as someone who knows the design inside out and wants to see it realised properly.
Aftercare & Review: A garden isn’t finished the day it’s planted. I offer follow-up visits in the first growing season to see how things are settling in and make any small adjustments that improve things. The goal is always a garden that looks better with each passing year.
What my clients say...
Dorothea - London
“Working with Timothy has been a pleasure. He helped me envision more for the space than I could have imagineded. I’m very excited to get cracking on the build and see the design come to life! His passion for gardens is infectious and I felt comfortable and confident in his work throughout.”
Jess - Bristol
“Tim is excellent to work with. He took the time to understand what we wanted to achieve in our small outdoor area and fulfilled the brief. His chose plants we are able to maintain in a way that works best for us. Should we have a larger space in the future we would work with him again.”
Jane - Bristol
We are really enjoying working with Timothy on a revamp of our garden. We had no idea where to start and he has made the process accessible, cannot wait to see the finished product!