Garden design & care — established 1998

Gardens that grow more beautiful with every season.

Thornfield Gardens designs, plants and cares for private gardens across the county — from first sketch to the fiftieth summer.

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  • 27 Years in practice
  • 400+ Gardens created
  • 5.0 Average client rating
  • RHS Trained horticulturists

What we do

Three ways we care for a garden.

Every commission begins with a walk around your garden and an honest conversation about light, soil and how you want to live outdoors. From there, we take on as much or as little as you need.

Garden design & planting 01

Garden design & planting

Full design service — survey, concept drawings, planting plans and installation by our own team. Borders composed for structure in winter and abundance in June.

  • Site survey & concept drawings
  • Bespoke planting plans
  • Sourcing & installation
Seasonal maintenance 02

Seasonal maintenance

A named horticulturist who knows your garden and visits on a rhythm that suits it — pruning, feeding, lawn care and the quiet editing that keeps a planting scheme honest.

  • Fortnightly or monthly visits
  • Pruning, feeding & lawn care
  • Year-round planting calendar
Outdoor living & build 03

Outdoor living & build

Terraces, pergolas, garden rooms and lighting, built by trusted craftspeople in stone and oak so the hard landscaping settles into the planting rather than fighting it.

  • Stone terraces & pathways
  • Oak pergolas & garden rooms
  • Lighting & irrigation
Also offered
  • Tree surgery
  • Meadow & wildflower schemes
  • Kitchen gardens
  • Pond & water features
  • Winter protection

Client stories

Gardens are judged in year five, not year one.

5.0 average from 138 reviews
They redesigned a north-facing garden we had all but given up on. Four years later it is the room we use most. The planting was chosen for how it would look in February, which tells you everything about how they think.
Eleanor Hartley Private garden, Ashcombe
We have used Thornfield for maintenance since 2019. The same two people arrive, they know every plant in the beds, and nothing is ever butchered back for the sake of tidiness. That consistency is rare.
Marcus Reid Walled garden, Netherby House
The terrace and pergola were finished on the day they promised, on the figure they quoted. Two summers on, the wisteria has covered it exactly as they drew it. Faultless from first sketch to final invoice.
Priya Sandhu Courtyard build, Milbourne
RHS trained team BALI registered Fully insured to £5m 5-year planting guarantee

Start a project

Tell us about your garden.

Consultations are free for the first hour and there is no obligation to go further. We are currently booking design work for the coming spring.

  1. 1 A conversation Call or write, and tell us roughly what you have and what you would like.
  2. 2 A visit We walk the garden together, take measurements and test the soil.
  3. 3 A proposal Within two weeks you receive drawings, a planting approach and a fixed price.
Thornfield Gardens Garden design, planting & care since 1998 · RHS trained · BALI registered