New Barn Garden Design

The art and craft of gardens for 21st century living.

The art of garden design.

As our summers become warmer, now is the moment for effortless outdoors living. A seamless flow from indoors to out. Dappled shade for al fresco dining. Outdoors kitchens or BBQs. Imaginative lighting. Not to mention a selection of plants that is as low maintenance as possible.

My garden design service encompasses all or some of the following : Concept design - landscape contractor selection and oversight - garden rejuvenation / re-modelling - planting plans.

The craft of garden design.

So much of the stuff in our lives is mass-manufactured. In creating a garden, you have the chance to deploy local craft talent. And that doesn’t have to mean being old-fashioned in style. Craft skills can be used in a contemporary way. From makers of steam-bent oak garden benches to hedge layers. From outdoors kitchen cabinet makers to dry-stone wallers. From steel fabricators to ceramicists and sculptors. I have built up a Source Book of tried-and-tested artisans and makers.

The ecology of garden design.

Your garden is the one micro-environment you oversee. With that in mind, my designs are as sustainable as possible. I source plants that are suited to our ever-dryer summer climate and require as little irrigation (watering) as possible. When it comes to hard landscaping, I minimise the use of carbon-intensive materials like concrete wherever practicable. And one of the best ways to support wildlife in our gardens is by having a natural, chemical-free pond. So I encourage clients to at least consider whether there’s a place for one in their new garden.

Making gardens in the South of England and further afield.

New Barn Garden Design projects have been delivered across the south of England in Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, London. And recently I have received two commissions in the Luberon in Provence.

Don’t miss my online journal, packed with photos and contemporary garden design insights: A Journal of New English Garden Design.