Designing gardens to slow down in - we create beautiful sanctuary spaces which captivate the senses and foster connection with nature
We are an award-winning garden design studio based in Epsom, creating gardens across Surrey, Sussex, London, and beyond.
CREATING A GARDEN BESPOKE TO YOU
We create gardens for busy professionals and their families — places where you can step outside and feel instantly restored. Our design process is deeply collaborative, with each garden shaped around your lifestyle, tastes and aspirations.​
With a background in Fine Art, Helen brings a meticulous eye for detail, creative vision and a sensitivity to atmosphere to every garden she designs — creating landscapes with depth, character and an effortless elegance.
HOW WE CAN HELP
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​We can design your own private sanctuary—whether it includes a cosy corner for reading, a relaxing spot for lounging, or a stylish area for dining. We’ll craft boundaries that offer privacy while enhancing your views. Our planting schemes will fill your garden with vibrant colour, texture, and seasonal interest, connecting you and your family with nature throughout the year. All of this, tailored to create a garden that’s uniquely yours.
We have absolutely adored working with Helen. We've been putting off doing our garden for years as we knew it would be a lot of work, but Helen made the whole process seamless. Her plans and drawings are absolutely beautiful and she worked closely with us to create a garden of our dreams. I cannot be happier with the results, I honestly live in my garden now.
S. Jones, Thornton Heath, London
This design took its cue from the existing wooded bank in the space, and incorporated hints of the mediterranean. Boulders intersect with the hardscape amongst woodland planting, and a deck floats effortlessly above the bank, providing a shady spot to relax. ​
In this Broadstairs pool garden, clipped topiary and soft perennials mingle with ornamental grasses, evoking the charm of an English country garden. The hardscape is rich in texture, with limestone paving laid in both large format and herringbone, creating an elegant and inviting outdoor retreat.
This South London garden combines the warmth of a Mediterranean landscape with the calm of a private sanctuary, making the most of its sunny, south-facing position and sheltered microclimate. A meandering gravel path links sandstone landing pads and leads to a secluded, tree-shaded seating area, while woven hazel screens and climber-covered boundaries enhance the sense of enclosure.
Designed to support biodiversity year-round, the garden offers a tapestry of habitats—from pollinator-friendly planting to winter seedheads—creating a peaceful, ever-changing refuge for people and wildlife alike.
This garden was inspired by the forests of Northern Europe, with birch trees and low-growing conifers. A stepping stone path winds through a wildflower lawn, leading to a secluded seating area shaded by trees. ​
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The planting was designed to invigorate the senses with textural, scented planted and fruit to be foraged - perfect for little ones to explore.
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We had an exceptional experience working with Helen. From the start, she was incredibly helpful, kind, and attentive to every detail of our project. She took the time to listen carefully to all of our ideas and needs, offering thoughtful suggestions that truly elevated the design.
S. Sabbatini, Epsom, Surrey
PLANTING IS AT THE CENTRE OF WHAT WE DO
Planting has the remarkable ability to bring a space to life, enriching it for both people and wildlife. It shapes the atmosphere of a garden, enhances well-being, and, when thoughtfully designed, offers lasting joy for years to come. Drawing inspiration from natural plant communities, our designs focus on creating harmonious, low-input schemes where plants thrive together and celebrate the changing seasons with vibrant colours, textures, and scents. At the heart of every design is the desire to support wildlife—providing food for pollinators, shelter for insects, and habitats for birds, ensuring a garden that’s alive with connection and vitality.
KEEPING IT SUSTAINABLE
Creating gardens that consider carbon footprint and use sustainable materials where possible is key throughout our garden design process. Producing as little waste as possible, and re-using spoil (often for foundations beneath the ground) and reusing good quality building materials in creative ways goes a long way to reducing the carbon footprint on a garden build - and saves the cost of removing it all from site. Salvaging existing paving slabs or reusing reclaimed materials doesn't only reduce carbon emissions, but also add character to a garden. When bringing new materials into a garden, we try to source locally where possible and this can bring benefits beyond the environmental - it can subtly ground the garden, helping it look like it 'belongs' in the local landscape.
Using permeable materials where possible that absorb rainwater is another way of having a positive impact on the environment. This reduces risk of flooding and helps filter out harmful pollutants. It also helps cool the surrounding air reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect (the heating effect of man's activities).
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" Helen made our grey and dingy courtyard garden in North London beautiful - something I didn’t think was possible! She was so helpful at every stage - from planning to planting and now to maintenance. It’s now a relaxing space we are really happy in!"
J. Swan, Islington, London