Garden Design Ideas

Find garden design ideas and inspiration for planting schemes, garden structures and features, hard landscaping materials and outdoor entertaining areas that will meet with the approval of even the most discerning family member.

Useful advice from garden design experts on creating an outdoor space that is usable, beautiful and practical from the coldest Winter months to the hottest days of Summer.

A garden to stimulate all the senses

Garden Design Ideas, Garden Landscaping, Landscaping

by Thames Valley Landscapes

1st November 2023

Reading time 6 minutes

Gardens have long been a place of solace and rejuvenation, providing a connection to nature that soothes the soul. But what if you could take how you experience your garden to the next level by creating a sensory garden? Sensory gardens combine features, plants, surfaces and objects to stimulate all 5 of our senses –

Elderly woman in a wheelchair enjoying cherry blossom in garden

How to create an accessible garden

Garden Design Ideas, Gardening Tips, Landscaping

by Thames Valley Landscapes

29th September 2023

Reading time 9 minutes

Gardens play such an important part in our lives. They give us the means to extend our living space and offer a place to relax and improve our health and well-being. With such a critical role, it’s important everyone can access and enjoy them. Creating an accessible garden allows anyone, no matter their age or

Get the most from a large garden

Garden Design Ideas, Garden Landscaping, Gardening Tips, Landscaping

by Thames Valley Landscapes

31st May 2023

Reading time 7 minutes

If you’re blessed with a large garden it can sometimes be a daunting task to know where to start in a garden transformation. Often, large gardens can resemble open playing fields with a vast patch of grass in the middle surrounded by trees and shrubs. This layout makes the whole garden feel exposed and a

4 ways to blur the lines between your home and garden

Garden Design Ideas, Garden Landscaping

by Thames Valley Landscapes

29th April 2022

Reading time 6 minutes

One of the biggest trends in home renovations in recent years is the installation of large glass walls or big bi-fold doors. And no wonder when you consider the benefits. The uninterrupted views help to extend your indoor space into the outdoors – making your home feel larger and more open. The landscape you look

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 Finding our way an NHS tribute garden

What’s inspiring us at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021

Garden Design Ideas, Garden Plants

by Thames Valley Landscapes

21st September 2021

Reading time 6 minutes

Wow, it’s only day two of watching the 2021 RHS Chelsea Flower Show but already there’s been so much to inspire us. From the large show gardens to the smaller more intimate balcony gardens, we’re already spotting ideas that can easily translate into our own homes. Here’s a roundup of what’s been catching our eye

Escape to the Mediterranean

Garden Design Ideas

by Thames Valley Landscapes

2nd August 2021

Reading time 3 minutes

With the UK travel traffic light system firmly in place, many people are not willing to take the risk of travelling afar. So what can you do when you crave a summer escape, without the hassle of tests, airport queues and quarantine? For the solution you need look no further than your own back garden.

Garden Design Ideas

A garden to stimulate all the senses

How to create an accessible garden

Get the most from a large garden

4 ways to blur the lines between your home and garden

What’s inspiring us at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021

Escape to the Mediterranean

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