Recommended Garden Designers
Maidenhead, Marlow, Beaconsfield and Henley-on-Thames
A beautifully designed garden starts with the right designer. Thames Valley Landscapes works closely with a number of talented garden designers across the Thames Valley – professionals we know, trust and have delivered projects alongside.
Whether you are starting from scratch, transforming an existing space or looking for someone to help realise a long-held vision, the designers listed here share our commitment to quality, creativity and exceptional outdoor spaces.
- Independent design expertise
- Local knowledge & experience
- Trusted by Thames Valley Landscapes
- Residential design specialists
- From concept to completion
- Collaborative approach
Your Lovely Garden
Your Lovely Garden is a Marlow-based garden and landscape design studio founded by Tania Taylor in 2014. Specialising in residential gardens of all sizes – from characterful town gardens to expansive country schemes – Tania’s approach is rooted in collaboration and sustainability, with a particular depth of knowledge in how plants interact with each other and their environment. The result is gardens that feel both beautiful and ecologically considered – spaces that work with nature rather than against it.
Website: yourlovelygarden.com
Andy Stedman Design
Andy Stedman Design is a garden and landscape design studio led by founder and director Andy Stedman. His studio specialises in unique outdoor spaces that reflect your lifestyle and complement your home, bringing creativity, expertise, and meticulous attention to detail to every project – from swimming pools to pergolas, outdoor kitchens and lighting. As Andy puts it, a garden should be “more than paving and planting – a space that turns heads, leaves visitors speechless, and makes you proud and a little excited every time you look outside”.
Website: andystedmandesign.com
The Garden Design Process
Initial Brief & Consultation: Your designer meets with you to understand how you use your garden, your style preferences and budget – the foundation everything else is built on.
Survey & Concept Design: The garden is surveyed and measured, and initial concept designs produced, giving you a visual sense of the proposed layout, planting and materials.
Developed Design & Specification: The agreed design is developed into detailed drawings and a specification document – the package that allows a landscaping contractor to price and build accurately.
Contractor Selection & Build: Your designer helps identify the right contractor (like Thames Valley Landscapes) and remains involved during the build, ensuring the design is executed as intended.
Planting & Finishing Touches: Planting is installed and the details that make a garden feel complete are added – the elements that bring a design to life and justify every decision made along the way.
A garden designer creates the vision – the layout, materials, planting and atmosphere. A landscaping contractor brings that vision to life on the ground.
The best projects happen when designer and contractor work in genuine partnership – sharing information early, communicating clearly and holding the same standards throughout.
At Thames Valley Landscapes we are experienced in working as the contracting partner on professionally designed schemes, protecting the design intent from first spade to final handover.
- The design process
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Initial Brief & Consultation: Your designer meets with you to understand how you use your garden, your style preferences and budget – the foundation everything else is built on.
Survey & Concept Design: The garden is surveyed and measured, and initial concept designs produced, giving you a visual sense of the proposed layout, planting and materials.
- Brief and concept
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Developed Design & Specification: The agreed design is developed into detailed drawings and a specification document – the package that allows a landscaping contractor to price and build accurately.
- From design to reality
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Contractor Selection & Build: Your designer helps identify the right contractor (like Thames Valley Landscapes) and remains involved during the build, ensuring the design is executed as intended.
Planting & Finishing Touches: Planting is installed and the details that make a garden feel complete are added – the elements that bring a design to life and justify every decision made along the way.
- Review and handover
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A garden designer creates the vision – the layout, materials, planting and atmosphere. A landscaping contractor brings that vision to life on the ground.
The best projects happen when designer and contractor work in genuine partnership – sharing information early, communicating clearly and holding the same standards throughout.
At Thames Valley Landscapes we are experienced in working as the contracting partner on professionally designed schemes, protecting the design intent from first spade to final handover.
Arrange an initial consultation, call 01628 629720
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Frequently Asked Questions
If we haven’t answered your question here just give us a call – 01628 629720. We’re happy to provide help and advice on finding a garden designer.
A garden designer assesses your outdoor space, listens to your brief and creates a considered design that balances beauty, practicality and budget. This typically includes a measured survey, concept drawings, developed design plans, a planting scheme and a specification document that allows contractors to price and build the project accurately. Many designers also oversee the build – visiting site regularly to ensure the design is being executed as intended.
Start with their portfolio – look for projects that reflect the style, scale and budget of what you have in mind. Beyond that, consider their communication style, how clearly they explain their process and fees, and whether they have experience working with landscaping contractors on buildable, specification-led schemes. Professional membership of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) or the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) is a useful indicator of standards. Personal recommendation from a trusted contractor is also worth its weight.
Before appointing a designer, it is worth asking: Can I see examples of projects similar to mine in scale and style? What does your design process involve and what will I receive at the end of it? How do you work with landscaping contractors during the build? What are your fees and how are they structured? Do you offer a site visit during construction? How long will the design process take? The answers will tell you a great deal about how the relationship will work and whether the designer is the right fit for your project.
Got a garden design that needs a landscaper?
If you are looking for a professional landscaper to bring an existing garden design to life, please get in touch.
