Landscape design studio · Est. 2014
The art of
living outside.
01 · The studio
We believe the spaces beyond our walls deserve just as much consideration as the ones within.
GROUNDS is a design-led landscape practice. We create gardens, terraces and outdoor rooms that feel as though they have always belonged to the house and the land around them.
From a single courtyard to a country estate, every project begins with the site and ends with a place you want to be. We design, detail and, when you would like us to, build.
02 · Selected projects
Gardens with a sense of place.
03 · Design your garden
Design your garden.
01
Draw
Sketch the outline of your garden, or start from a rectangle or L-shape.
02
Design
Drag in terraces, kitchens, pergolas, planting, water and light.
03
Send
Add a few details and your plan arrives with the studio.
A concept sketch, not a measured plan or a quote.
04 · Transformation
From first sketch to finished garden.
Illustrative demo
05 · Our expertise
Six disciplines. One considered approach.
06 · Materials
Design your terrace, material by material.
Choose a terrace surface and a planter finish to see how each combination changes the feel of the same garden.
Terrace
Planters & edging
Limestone
Pale, refined and calm. Softens into a gentle patina.
Typical specSawn and honed, 20 mm, 900 × 600 mm
Illustrative visualisation. Colours and textures are indicative, and specifications are typical examples. Always review physical samples before specifying.
08 · Featured project story
Stillwater Terrace
A stone terrace and reflecting pool that turn a garden pavilion into a place to pause.
Hampshire
2025
01 · The brief
Create a quiet arrival to a new garden pavilion and a view worth stopping for.
02 · Design challenge
Holding still, clear water on heavy clay with a high water table.
03 · Concept
A single sheet of water mirrors the pavilion. A narrow rill leads the eye from the house to the pool.
04 · Selected materials
Limestone, dark-lined reflecting pool, concrete rill, willow
Masterplan, water design, hard landscaping, planting
08 · Our process
Five steps from first visit to first summer.
01
Discover
We visit, listen and survey. Light, soil, levels, views and the way you want to live.
02
Design
Sketches become a concept, then a masterplan you can walk through with us.
03
Refine
Materials, planting and details are tested, sampled and agreed before anything is built.
04
Create
Our build team or your chosen contractor brings the design to life, with us on site.
05
Enjoy
Planting settles, seasons turn and the garden becomes part of everyday life.
09 · Journal
Notes on gardens, materials and seasons.
Start a project
A great space
begins with a
conversation.
