garden design services
Bringing your interior design out into the garden, from planting plans and terraces to garden rooms and complete outdoor living.
OUR APPROACH
We consider gardens as an extension of the home. Our garden design service brings your interior style outdoors, creating spaces that are carefully planned, look beautiful and are easy to live with.
We work on everything from urban patios and roof terraces to country gardens with garden rooms, swimming pools and outdoor kitchens. You can choose just the help you need, whether that is an initial consultation, a planting plan, or a full garden design and landscaping project delivered as part of your home and garden renovation.
Bringing nature into your home, and your interior design out into the garden, has a transformative effect on both your wellbeing and the value of your property.
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Our Process
Consultation
Starting with the brief to understand how you want to use your outdoor space, your garden style, and the connection between the house and garden. We share ideas and our experience to agree the garden design direction and scope of works.
Concept & Plan
We develop the design direction, layout, materials and planting proposals, tailored to your site, your soil and the way the light falls. These are presented as visuals & drawings for discussion and approval.
Design Detailing
Terraces, garden rooms, structures such as pergolas, lighting and furniture are drawn together into one coherent scheme. These will be finalised in fully detailed drawings and planting plan ready for smooth implementation.
Implementation
Optional turnkey phase. We can deliver the whole design with our network of expert landscapers and trusted trades, or provide you with the detailed plans to build with your own team, at your own pace.
Featured Garden Design Project
Contemporary Garden Design in Surrey
Exterior home & garden renovation to include front entrance, back terraces, pool area, pergola design and planting plan. The garden was designed to create a wow factor, reflect the contemporary interior, and be mindful of ongoing maintenance requirements.
“Jo has been invaluable. The planting plan is perfect. She totally understood my need for low maintenance plants that architecturally added impact in the garden, softening any hard lines. The tight colour scheme worked so well with the contemporary interior of the house.”
ABOUT US
Garden Designer ~ Jo Connolly
Every garden Jo designs is shaped around the people who will enjoy it and the home it belongs to. She believes the most successful outdoor spaces feel like a natural extension of the property, reflecting its architecture, character and surroundings while supporting the way her clients want to live.
With extensive experience in garden design, planting schemes, landscaping and project management, Jo creates gardens that are both beautiful and practical. Whether designing a contemporary courtyard, a country garden or the outdoor spaces surrounding a major renovation project, she considers every detail, from structure and flow to planting, materials and long-term usability.
Jo works closely with Decorbuddi's interior design team to create a seamless connection between inside and out, ensuring homes and gardens feel cohesive and balanced. Her collaborative approach, combined with a clear design process and strong network of trusted suppliers and contractors, gives clients confidence throughout the journey.
What clients say about OUR Garden Design PROJECTS
country garden design
“We used Jo Connolly to design our large garden revamp and then to manage the works through to completion.
We were delighted with the design which was perfect for our needs. Jo was then brilliant at the implementation and pushed the whole project forward when it most certainly would have stalled without her.
She was on call whenever we needed her and we feel we couldn’t have managed without her.
We look forward to seeing the plants grow over the next few years!”
Large Garden DESIGN & Landscaping
“Jo has been instrumental in creating our beautiful garden from the initial stages of design through to planting and lighting and is meticulous with every stage.
We loved working with her through every stage and her knowledge of plants is exceptional. We were so thrilled to see how she created our garden using traditional hedging and bringing together more modern features that work together so well.
After 3 years now the garden has grown into a complete beauty and we get so much pleasure from it everyday.”
Small Garden design
“We began with a Get Started consultation. Jo had great ideas and a depth of knowledge about plants and materials that we lacked so we then asked her to draw up a detailed plan.
We have been astonished by the extent her ideas have totally transformed the space so that it seems so much bigger, more useable and beautiful to look at.
It has been particularly helpful to have been able to call on Decorbuddi for both the interior and the garden so that the two flow together. We are now in the working with Jo on the front garden.”
Your Garden Design Questions Answered
What does a garden design service include?
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It can include a consultation, concept design, planting plans, terrace and hard-landscaping layouts, lighting, garden rooms, outdoor kitchens and structures, furniture and full project implementation. Every project is tailored, from design-only support through to a complete turnkey service.
Do you offer garden design as well as interior design?
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Yes. We design homes and gardens together, so colours, materials and mood flow from inside to out. Many clients ask us to handle both as one connected project.
Can you design a garden room, outdoor kitchen or pool area?
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Yes. Our garden projects range from urban patios and roof terraces to country gardens with garden rooms, swimming pools and outdoor kitchens. We enjoy the variety of garden design projects that we are asked to help with - whether just providing a planting plan for a specific purpose, such us a low maintenance garden or drought resistance or the complete redesign and implementation of a large garden.
How much does garden design cost?
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Cost depends on the size and scope of the project. Many clients begin with a consultation, then we tailor the level of support to suit the project. We talk you through the investment before any work begins. Clever garden design decisions can save money in the long run.
Share a few details about your project and we will get in touch to discuss your garden design project. From an initial consultation to a full garden design and build, we will help you take the next step with confidence.
Let us help you design your dream garden.
