Design Heights

Carole is extremely knowledgeable, hand draws all her designs and is qualified as a garden designer rather than being a general landscaper. This means she also offers planting plans which can be a great option as more budget friendly. Also talked us though irrigation options and additional drainage for a friend's garden which gets flooded in the winter.
Apr 29th, 2023

We commissioned Carole to help transform our back garden from an uninspiring square lawn to a lush haven for wildlife and a place of adventure for our daughter. She did not disappoint and we are so happy with our new garden! She listened to us and our brief, understood what we wanted and then transformed it all with her creative flourish into something much better than we'd ever have been able to come up with ourselves. We were also very pleased with how much she managed to conserve and re-use, avoiding unnecessary cost and waste. The process took a while but the planting was finally done at the end of last year and this spring has just been pure joy watching the different plants come to life. We're going to commission her to do our front garden as well in the near future, and would happily recommend her to anyone looking to get more out of their outside spaces. Services: Landscape architecture services, Walkway landscaping, Garden landscaping, Garden decorating, Backyard landscaping, Yard designs, Patio design, Garden design
May 6th, 2022

Carole help us design the garden, draw a plant plan and implement the entire project. Carole spent a lot of time discussing our needs and preferences with us and help illustrate various options, which is very helpful, because we literally have zero experience and knowledge with gardening. During the build phase, Carole is always available to questions and help coordinate with builders. 2020 was not a easy year at all with lock-down etc. and there were some bumps on the way, but we are glad to have Carole and have every confidence in her to deliver without compromsing quality. Both my wife and myself are extremely happy with the garden this year, when the bulbs come out this spring and plants grow much bigger! We are still in contact with Carole for maintenance and some random questions, and she is as helpful as always. We will recommend Carole to anyone who want to improve their garden!
Feb 21st, 2022

Short version: Carole did a super job for us in the last few months. She is engaging, creative and easy to work with. My highest recommendation is that I would use her expertise again in the future in a heartbeat. Long Version: We engaged Carole pre-lockdown after searching online locally. We recognised that we simply would not be able to do our own design that would have impact, hence why we got a designer. It was clear instantly from a site meeting in Feb she understood what we wanted, summarising well. We were happy enough to instruct her to do a design almost immediately. We wanted something to soften our mid-terrace long narrow garden, its a common problem and we hated the squareness of it. Then lockdown hit and the world changed. At this point we decided we didnt want to risk investing in a full landscaping and would do a lot of it DIY / stages. Nevertheless we wanted the design. We engaged Carole to do a revised plan, and she took on board our compromises, adapting the plan and we got a great new design and detailed planting, which was where we chose to spend the money we had. Whilst we got on with a lot of lifting turf, fence painting and general clean up during lockdown, she ordered a substantial amount of plants, dealing with the nursery and securing a delivery date using her contacts. She was with us helping for a day this week when the 120-ish plants arrived, checking the state of them, organising, sorting. Her experience was invaluable at this point. Then we all got stuck in for the remainder of the day carrying, digging and planting. Carole was sharing her knowledge and tips for future care throughout. The result is fantastic, achieving the brief. We did it within our revised budget - including Caroles fees - which were sensible. We simply could not have done this without her expertise in the process. It may be in the next few years if we move we could adapt the plans or reuse them to some extent. It has transformed the view of the garden and we couldnt be happier. Thanks so much Carole!
Jan 8th, 2021

I have known Carole for a couple of years and she has been such an inspiration to me in terms of learning more about the art of the possible in Garden Design. Suffice to say I've never been very green fingered and knew nothing about where to start in designing a garden. I think many people start out thinking they can do it themselves, and then after spending a lot of money and getting poor results, whilst experiencing much frustration, they then rethink things and reconsider getting in an expert. I have spoken with her about her ideas for designing beautiful gardens on a very many occasions and, having seen her designs in real gardens, I can truly say she designs beautiful gardens. Her style is really versatile and can be done in all types and sizes of gardens. I would highly recommend even speaking to her and she will inspire you too.
May 14th, 2020