Designed town garden lit at dusk — gravel paths, lawn, uplighting through mature planting
DecimusGarden Design

Garden
Design

From initial site appraisal to a fully realised Masterplan. Structure, planting, lighting and hard landscaping considered as one — for terraced, suburban and rural gardens.

Your designer

Corinne

Garden & Landscape Design · 30 Years

"The garden is the only room in the house that changes every single month of the year. Designing for that rhythm — rather than against it — is where all the interesting thinking happens."

Corinne brings 30 years in property renovation and a formal study of garden design — undertaken at One Garden Brighton — to every project she works on. Her background means she reads a plot the way an architect reads a building: structurally, spatially, and always in relation to the property it serves.

Her style leans towards the naturalistic — gardens with a clear structure and a sense of season, but which grow well into their space and surroundings. No two gardens are the same, and neither are two briefs.

Specialisms

Three garden typologies

Formal English garden — brick path through arched tunnel, clay pots, structured planting

Typology 02

Rural

Larger plots and formal structure — working with the landscape, not against it.

Town garden — timber dining set, lawn panel, mature tropical plantingTown garden · dining terrace · East Sussex
Suburban garden — echinacea in flower, ornamental grasses, decorative seating areaSuburban garden · planting scheme · East Sussex
What We Offer

Three distinct services.
Different scope. Different scale.

Garden design isn't one thing. Some clients want a fully managed garden redesign from day one. Others need a design concept or a planting scheme that guides them in reshaping their space. Here's how we structure the work.

Service 01

Design Concept

An initial consultation followed by a design brief and mood board — so you understand what's being proposed. A site survey then informs a scaled Design Concept drawing: zones, levels, key planting areas, hard landscaping and circulation.

  • Initial call and client visit
  • Design brief and mood board with budget guidance
  • Site survey and analysis
  • Scaled Design Concept drawing

Service 02

Planting Plan

A detailed planting plan for clients who want to transform an existing garden without a full redesign. May also follow the Design Concept as a next step. Can be executed by Corinne.

  • Detailed planting plan, fully costed
  • Plant identification, sizes and sources
  • Can be executed by Corinne

Service 03

Masterplan & Project Management

A detailed masterplan providing everything needed for construction, groundworks, lighting and water features (where included), plus planting. Supply and implementation optional.

  • Full planting scheme with species list
  • Hard landscaping materials specification
  • Lighting design (where relevant)
  • Water features specification (where relevant)
  • Supply & implementation (optional)
Begin Your Project

Ready to talk about
your garden?

Corinne works with a limited number of clients at a time. Always without obligation and always honest about what's genuinely possible for your space.

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