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Garden Estate planning

Master-Planning your garden or estate

Creating and maintaining a truly exceptional garden takes vision, expertise, and long-term care. Our Garden Estate Planning Service is designed for those with extensive grounds who want to establish and sustain a beautifully curated landscape.

Whether you have formal gardens, walled or kitchen gardens, sweeping driveways, or informal woodland areas, we create a comprehensive master plan that ensures every element is carefully considered, expertly maintained, and evolves gracefully over time.

This is far more than routine maintenance—it’s a specialist, strategic service built on trust, experience, and a deep understanding of your garden’s potential. By taking a long-term approach, we ensure your estate matures beautifully, maintaining its structure, seasonal interest, and overall harmony for years to come.

What is master-planning & how is it different from design?

Master-planning goes beyond traditional garden design by focusing on the long-term development and refinement of an estate’s landscape. While garden design typically involves creating or reimagining specific areas, master-planning is a continuous process of planting strategy, expert planning and seasonal refinement, ensuring your gardens remain in peak condition as they grow and change.

This service is particularly suited to large-scale gardens requiring ongoing specialist input, whether you’re restoring historic planting, enhancing biodiversity, or preparing for a landmark event such as a wedding. We work in partnership with you over time, preserving the character of your estate while ensuring it remains elegant, well-structured, and beautifully maintained for generations to come.

Overview of Garden & estate planning

We create a master plan, ensuring every element is thoughtfully designed for the present and future. Whether you need full estate planning or focused expertise in a specific area, we tailor our approach to enhance your garden’s beauty and function.

Area 1

Row of trees in a grassy field with white flowers, cloudy sky.

Grand Entrances & Avenues

Create a lasting first impression with carefully designed entrances and sweeping avenues that frame and define your estate.

Area 2

Pathways

Guide movement through your garden with thoughtfully planned pathways that enhance flow, accessibility, and the overall aesthetic.

Area 3

Meadow with purple and white wildflowers, surrounded by green grass and trees.

Borders, Boundaries & Meadows

Establish structure & privacy with beautiful borders, hedging & boundary features or a softer, naturalistic look with wildflower drifts and meadows.

Area 4

Modern garden with white cube-shaped structure, large window, and patio. Surrounded by stone wall, wooden fence, and greenery. Clear sky with clouds overhead.

Garden Rooms

Design distinct, immersive spaces within your estate, whether for relaxation, entertaining, or quiet contemplation.

Area 5

Pink roses blooming in a garden with lush green leaves.

Topiary & Rose Gardens

Maintain the crisp definition of topiary and the timeless beauty of rose gardens with expert pruning and care.

Area 6

A vibrant garden scene featuring an array of flowering plants, including purple alliums and white foxgloves, with manicured shrubs in the foreground. The background includes a grassy lawn and trees under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Commanding Views & Vistas

Maximise the impact of natural and designed viewpoints, ensuring breathtaking sightlines throughout your landscape.

Area 7

Stone patio with steps leading to a lush garden, featuring purple flowers and green shrubs, bordered by a wooden fence.

Steps & Level Changes

Integrate elegant, well-proportioned steps that connect levels effortlessly while adding grandeur to your garden.

Area 8

Garden scene with a large planter filled with purple and pink flowers, surrounded by gravel paths, hedges, a water feature, and trees in the background at sunset.

Water Features

Enhance tranquillity and movement with thoughtfully designed ponds, fountains, or reflective pools.

Area 9

A peaceful garden scene at sunset, featuring a pathway lined with potted plants and trees. In the background, two people are walking towards a brick house. The sky is partially cloudy, with the sun setting on the horizon.

Weddings, Soirées and Family Events

Prepare your garden or estate for special occasions, ensuring your gardens provide a breathtaking backdrop for unforgettable moments.

Wildflowers including pink foxgloves and white daisies in a lush green meadow.

Frequently asked Questions

The timeline depends on the scale and complexity of your estate. Typically, developing a comprehensive master plan takes <insert timeline>, allowing time for detailed site analysis, design development and phased planning. We outline a clear timeframe during our initial consultation, ensuring the process is thorough yet efficient.
Absolutely. We prioritise sustainable practices, integrating features such as wildflower meadows, pollinator-friendly planting, water-efficient irrigation and native species to enhance biodiversity. Our approach ensures that your estate not only looks stunning but also supports the environment for future generations.
Yes we oversee the implementation over time to ensure the plan is executed to the highest standard. We work closely with skilled contractors, specialist craftspeople and horticultural experts to bring the vision to life seamlessly.
Yes, we have experience working with heritage landscapes and understand the sensitivity required when designing for listed properties. Our approach respects the estate’s history while enhancing its longevity, ensuring any interventions are in keeping with its character and surroundings.
Yes, we can seamlessly integrate leisure and recreational spaces into your estate, ensuring they complement the landscape while meeting practical requirements. Whether you’re looking to add a tennis court, swimming pool, or an outdoor entertaining area, we design with both aesthetics and functionality in mind.
Our master plan is a living document, designed to adapt as your needs and vision evolve. We take a flexible approach, ensuring our ideas grow with you while maintaining cohesion and long-term integrity. Regular reviews and ongoing collaboration allow us to refine and adjust as required.

Work with us

Elevate your garden with a beautifully curated planting scheme. Get in touch to begin your design journey today.

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