Bespoke Garden Design

A bespoke garden should feel as though it belongs to the property, the site and the people who use it.

It should not look like a standard layout with different furniture, different paving or a few plants swapped around.

At Kirman Design, bespoke garden design means starting with the individual project rather than a predetermined formula.

We consider:

• The architecture of the house

• Garden size and proportions

• Levels

• Soil and drainage

• Existing trees and planting

• Views

• Privacy

• Lifestyle

• Outdoor living

• Maintenance expectations

• Budget

• Long-term use.

The resulting garden is developed around those specific conditions.

We provide bespoke garden design throughout North West England, including Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and the Ribble Valley.

What Is Bespoke Garden Design?

Bespoke garden design is a completely individual design process.

Rather than choosing from:

• Standard layouts

• Predetermined planting schemes

• Off-the-shelf garden packages,

the design is developed specifically for the site.

That means the garden can respond to:

the property + the landscape + the client + the way the space will actually be used.

What Makes a Garden Bespoke?

A garden is not bespoke simply because it contains expensive materials.

Bespoke design is about creating the right relationships between:

• House and garden

• Indoor and outdoor spaces

• Hard landscape and planting

• Privacy and openness

• Architecture and landscape

• Practicality and atmosphere.

The finished garden should feel particular to that property.

Bespoke Garden Design Is Not a Style

A bespoke garden can be:

• Contemporary

• Modern

• Formal

• Country

• Naturalistic

• Minimal

• Planting-led.

The word “bespoke” describes the design process rather than the visual style.

Our Garden Design Ideas page explores a wider range of design directions.

Bespoke vs Standard Garden Design

A standardised garden solution may work where:

• Site conditions are straightforward

• Requirements are simple

• Budget is limited.

A bespoke approach becomes particularly valuable where the project involves:

• Difficult levels

• Important architecture

• Privacy problems

• Multiple outdoor spaces

• Major investment

• Complex construction.

Start With the Property

A well-designed garden should respond to the building.

Consider:

• Architectural style

• Window positions

• Door positions

• Materials

• Proportions.

The garden should feel connected to the property rather than visually independent from it.

Bespoke Garden Design for Period Properties

Older houses often require a particularly sensitive approach.

Our Garden Design for Period Properties page explores how:

• Materials

• Geometry

• Planting

can complement historic architecture.

Victorian Houses

Victorian homes can require a different landscape response from contemporary properties.

Our Garden Design for Victorian Houses page explores how garden structure can complement their proportions and architecture.

Edwardian Houses

For Edwardian properties, see Garden Design for Edwardian Houses.

These gardens often benefit from:

• Strong structure

• Generous planting

• Carefully considered materials.

Listed Buildings

Listed properties may require additional sensitivity around:

• Historic features

• Existing structures

• Trees

• Setting.

Our Garden Design for Listed Buildings page explores these considerations.

Bespoke Garden Design for Country Houses

Larger country properties often require a design that connects the immediate garden with the wider landscape.

Our Garden Design for Country Houses page explores this relationship.

Bespoke Garden Design for Rural Properties

Rural gardens may need to respond to:

• Views

• Exposure

• Existing hedges

• Agricultural landscape.

Our Garden Design for Rural Properties page explores how a garden can sit more naturally within its wider setting.

Garden Design for Farmhouses

Farmhouse gardens often need to balance:

• Informality

• Strong structure

• Practicality.

Our Garden Design for Farmhouses page explores this property type.

Barn Conversions

Barn conversions create a distinctive design challenge because contemporary living often sits within rural architecture.

Our Garden Design for Barn Conversions page explores how the garden can connect those two characters.

Bespoke Garden Design for Modern Homes

Modern architecture often benefits from strong:

• Geometry

• Alignment

• Material continuity

• Architectural planting.

Our Garden Design for Modern Homes page explores this in more detail.

Bespoke Garden Design for Contemporary Houses

For properties with:

• Large glazing

• Strong architectural forms

• Open-plan interiors,

see Garden Design for Contemporary Houses.

New-Build Homes

New-build gardens often require an entirely individual response despite starting from a relatively blank site.

Our New-Build Gardens page explores common challenges such as:

• Limited privacy

• Small patios

• Compacted soil

• Poor drainage.

Design Around How You Live

Bespoke design begins with use.

That may involve:

• Outdoor dining

• Entertaining

• Family life

• Dogs

• Gardening

• Relaxation

• Evening use.

A successful garden should not simply photograph well.

It should function properly every day.

Outdoor Living

If outdoor living is central to the brief, our Creating an Outdoor Living Space page explores how:

• Dining

• Seating

• Cooking

• Shelter

can work together.

Bespoke Outdoor Rooms

A garden can contain more than one destination.

Our Creating an Outdoor Room page explores how:

• Pergolas

• Walls

• Planting

• Changes in level

can create more defined spaces.

Garden Design for Entertaining

For clients who entertain regularly, see Garden Design for Entertaining.

The design may need to consider:

• Guest numbers

• Circulation

• Lighting

• Cooking

• Seating.

Garden Design for Outdoor Dining

Outdoor dining works best when it is planned around:

• Table size

• Chair movement

• Access from the kitchen

• Sun and shade.

Our Garden Design for Outdoor Dining page explores these relationships.

Garden Design for Evening Entertaining

If the garden is used after dark, see Garden Design for Evening Entertaining.

Lighting, shelter and atmosphere become part of the design.

Outdoor Kitchens

Outdoor kitchens should be integrated into the wider garden rather than added as a standalone product.

Our Garden Design Around an Outdoor Kitchen page explores:

• Position

• Services

• Dining

• Circulation.

Pergolas

Pergolas can create:

• Shelter

• Structure

• Privacy

• Outdoor rooms.

Our Pergola Ideas page explores different approaches.

For privacy specifically, see Pergolas for Privacy.

Fire Pits

A fire pit can become a social focal point when it is designed into the garden from the start.

Our Garden Design Around a Fire Pit page explores how seating and planting can work around it.

Hot Tubs

If a hot tub is part of the brief, our Garden Design Around a Hot Tub page explores:

• Privacy

• Access

• Drainage

• Views.

Swimming Pools

For larger gardens containing a pool, see Garden Design Around a Swimming Pool.

The pool should form part of the landscape rather than dominate it.

Bespoke Garden Design Around Bifold Doors

Large glazed openings often become one of the main visual connections between house and garden.

Our Garden Design Around Bifold Doors page explores how:

• Views

• Paving

• Levels

• Planting

can respond.

Sliding Doors

For large sliding-door openings, see Garden Design Around Sliding Doors.

Indoor-Outdoor Living

Our Garden Design for Indoor Outdoor Living page explores how the transition between internal and external spaces can be strengthened.

Seamless Transition From House to Garden

For more detail on:

• Levels

• Materials

• Thresholds,

see Seamless Transition House to Garden.

Level Access

Where step-free access is required, our Level Access from House to Garden page explores how external paving levels and drainage need to be coordinated.

Bespoke Accessible Garden Design

Accessibility can be part of a high-quality design rather than a separate visual language.

Our Accessible Garden Design page explores inclusive landscape principles.

For wheelchair-specific requirements, see Wheelchair Accessible Garden Design.

Bespoke Family Garden Design

Family gardens may need to combine:

• Play

• Outdoor dining

• Planting

• Privacy

• Storage.

Our Family Garden Design page explores how these functions can coexist.

Bespoke Garden Design With a Trampoline

A trampoline does not need to determine the entire garden.

Our Garden Design with a Trampoline page explores how it can be integrated more successfully.

For more specific solutions, see How to Hide a Trampoline in a Garden and Sunken Trampoline Ideas.

Bespoke Dog-Friendly Gardens

Dogs may influence:

• Paths

• Lawn

• Planting

• Boundaries.

Our Dog-Friendly Garden Design page explores how practical requirements can be designed without compromising the overall garden.

For planting, see Dog-Friendly Garden Plants.

Design Around the Site

A bespoke design should respond to the physical conditions of the garden.

That includes:

• Size

• Shape

• Slope

• Soil

• Drainage

• Aspect

• Exposure.

A design that ignores those conditions is not truly bespoke.

Sloping Gardens

Slopes can create both problems and opportunities.

Our Sloping Gardens page explores how to use:

• Terraces

• Retaining walls

• Steps

• Planting.

For steeper sites, see Landscaping a Steep Garden.

Garden Terracing

Terracing can create usable spaces at different levels.

Our Garden Terracing page explores how these level changes can be resolved structurally.

Garden Retaining Walls

Where the garden requires significant changes in level, see Garden Retaining Walls.

Garden Steps

Steps should be integrated with:

• Levels

• Views

• Geometry.

Our Garden Steps page explores construction, while Garden Steps Ideas explores design options.

Garden Drainage

A bespoke garden must work technically as well as visually.

Our Garden Drainage page explores:

• Waterlogging

• Surface water

• Soil drainage.

Drainage should be considered before the final layout is built.

Clay Soil

Heavy clay is common across many areas of North West England.

Our Clay Soil Gardens page explores how:

• Drainage

• Planting

• Ground preparation

can respond to these conditions.

North-Facing Gardens

A bespoke design should also respond to aspect.

Our North-Facing Gardens page explores how:

• Seating

• Planting

• Light

can be organised in gardens with limited direct sunlight.

Wind and Exposure

Exposed gardens may need:

• Shelter planting

• More robust materials

• Protected seating areas.

This becomes particularly important in:

• Rural Lancashire

• Ribble Valley

• Other exposed North West locations.

Small Bespoke Garden Design

Small gardens benefit particularly from bespoke design because every element needs to justify its space.

Our Small Garden Design page explores:

• Proportion

• Privacy

• Storage

• Multi-use areas.

Medium-Sized Garden Design

Medium gardens often provide enough space to create:

• Dining

• Lawn

• Planting

• Seating

without becoming overly complex.

A bespoke plan can still significantly improve how those elements relate.

Large Bespoke Garden Design

Large gardens require a different level of planning.

Our Large Gardens page explores how:

• Long views

• Multiple spaces

• Large-scale planting

can be organised into a coherent landscape.

Very Large Gardens

For substantial estates and very large plots, see Very Large Garden Design.

These gardens may require a stronger masterplan and phased development strategy.

Half-Acre Gardens

Our Garden Design for Half an Acre page explores how a substantial domestic garden can be structured without overcomplicating the layout.

One-Acre Gardens

For larger properties, see Garden Design for an Acre.

The design needs to respond to scale differently from a typical suburban plot.

Long Narrow Gardens

Unusual garden proportions require tailored solutions.

Our Long Narrow Garden Design page explores how to break up a corridor-like plot.

Wide Gardens

For broad plots, see Wide Garden Design.

The challenge is often creating focus and hierarchy across the width.

Corner Plot Gardens

Corner plots may involve unusual:

• Boundaries

• Views

• Privacy.

Our Corner Plot Garden Design page explores these conditions.

Bespoke Contemporary Garden Design

A contemporary garden may combine:

• Clean geometry

• Architectural materials

• Strong planting

• Outdoor living.

Our Contemporary Gardens page explores this style.

Bespoke Modern Garden Design

Our Modern Gardens page explores more strongly geometric landscape design.

Bespoke Country Garden Design

Our Country Gardens page explores gardens that combine:

• Structure

• Generous planting

• Rural character.

Bespoke Formal Garden Design

For gardens built around:

• Symmetry

• Axes

• Repetition,

see Formal Gardens.

Bespoke Naturalistic Garden Design

Our Naturalistic Gardens page explores a more relaxed, planting-led character.

Prairie Gardens

For larger schemes using:

• Grasses

• Perennials

• Repeated drifts,

see Prairie Gardens.

Japanese Gardens

Our Japanese Gardens page explores how:

• Restraint

• Planting

• Water

• Materials

can create a more contemplative garden.

Courtyard Gardens

Bespoke design can have a particularly strong impact in courtyards where every surface and view matters.

Our Courtyard Gardens page explores these spaces.

Bespoke Planting Design

Planting is one of the clearest ways to make a garden feel individual.

Our Planting Design page explores how:

• Trees

• Shrubs

• Perennials

• Grasses

can be combined into a coherent scheme.

Planting Should Respond to the Property

Planting can be:

• Restrained beside modern architecture

• Generous around country properties

• Formal around traditional terraces

• Naturalistic in larger landscapes.

The correct approach depends on the whole design.

Specimen Trees

Larger specimen trees can bring:

• Scale

• Structure

• Screening

• Immediate maturity.

Their location should respond to:

• Views

• House

• Garden scale.

Bespoke Soft Landscaping

The physical planting installation may include:

• Soil preparation

• Trees

• Hedging

• Shrubs

• Perennials

• Lawns.

Our Soft Landscaping page explores this stage.

Bespoke Hard Landscaping

Hard landscaping may include:

• Paving

• Walls

• Steps

• Structures.

Our Hard Landscaping page explores how these elements form the structural framework of a garden.

Landscape Construction

Once the design has been developed, it must be constructed accurately.

Our Landscape Construction page explores the process of translating design into a finished landscape.

Bespoke Garden Features

Some gardens require individually designed features.

These may include:

• Screens

• Seating

• Planters

• Water features

• Joinery.

Our Bespoke Garden Features page explores how custom elements can be incorporated.

Garden Lighting

Lighting should support the design rather than simply illuminate every feature.

Our Garden Lighting Ideas page explores how:

• Trees

• Planting

• Steps

• Water

can be selectively highlighted.

Water Features

Water can be designed as:

• Architectural

• Reflective

• Naturalistic.

Our Garden Water Feature Ideas page explores different directions.

Privacy

Privacy requirements are highly site-specific.

A bespoke garden may use:

• Trees

• Hedging

• Screens

• Pergolas

• Layout.

Our Garden Privacy page explores this as a complete design strategy.

Overlooked Gardens

If neighbouring properties overlook the garden, see Overlooked Garden.

The solution should respond to actual sightlines rather than simply increasing every boundary.

Garden Screening

Our Garden Screening Ideas page explores more targeted privacy solutions.

Screen an Overlooking Window

Where one particular window creates the problem, see How to Screen an Overlooking Window.

Screen a Neighbour's Extension

For new neighbouring development, see How to Screen a Neighbour's Extension.

Hide an Ugly View

A bespoke design can also manipulate:

• Sightlines

• Focal points

• Planting

to reduce the visual impact of something beyond the boundary.

Our How to Screen an Ugly View page explores this in more detail.

Bespoke Garden Renovation

Not every project needs a complete rebuild.

Our Garden Renovation page explores how:

• Mature trees

• Walls

• Good paving

• Existing planting

can be retained where appropriate.

Bespoke Garden Remodelling

Where the existing garden needs more significant layout changes, see Garden Remodelling.

This focuses more strongly on altering:

• Patios

• Routes

• Levels

• Use.

Complete Garden Transformation

Where the majority of the landscape needs redesigning and rebuilding, our Complete Garden Transformation page explores the full-project approach.

Bespoke Garden Design and Build

Some clients prefer the design and construction to be coordinated as one process.

Our Complete Garden Design and Build page explores this approach.

Garden Project Management

Large bespoke gardens can involve:

• Multiple trades

• Specialist structures

• Long-lead materials

• Complex planting.

Our Garden Project Management page explores how these elements can be coordinated.

Do I Need a Garden Designer?

For a minor planting change, perhaps not.

For a substantial bespoke garden, professional design can help resolve the project before construction begins.

Our Do I Need a Garden Designer? page explores when the service adds value.

What Does a Garden Designer Do?

Our What Does a Garden Designer Do? page explores the professional role across:

• Layout

• Materials

• Levels

• Planting

• Construction coordination.

Is a Garden Designer Worth It?

Our Is a Garden Designer Worth It? page explores the value of design in relation to the wider landscaping investment.

When Should I Hire a Garden Designer?

The best time is generally before:

• Paving is ordered

• Structures are purchased

• Contractors begin making layout decisions.

Our When Should I Hire a Garden Designer? page explores timing in more detail.

Garden Design Consultation

A bespoke garden normally begins with a consultation.

Our Garden Design Consultation page explores the role of the first meeting.

What Happens at the Consultation?

For a more detailed guide, see What Happens at a Garden Design Consultation?.

Prepare for the Consultation

Our How to Prepare for a Garden Design Consultation page explains what is useful to consider beforehand.

What Information Does a Garden Designer Need?

You may be asked about:

• House plans

• Site access

• Budget

• Priorities

• Existing problems.

Our What Information Does a Garden Designer Need? page provides a checklist.

Do I Need Drawings for a Bespoke Garden?

For larger bespoke landscapes, drawings can help establish:

• Layout

• Setting out

• Levels

• Planting

• Details.

Our Do I Need Drawings for My Garden? page explores the different types of garden drawings.

How Much Does Bespoke Garden Design Cost?

The design fee depends on:

• Garden size

• Complexity

• Scope

• Required drawings

• Planting design.

A bespoke design for a small garden is a very different commission from a large country-property masterplan.

Our How Much Does Garden Design Cost? page provides broader pricing guidance.

How Much Does a Garden Designer Charge?

For more detail on different charging structures, see How Much Does a Garden Designer Charge?.

Bespoke Garden Design and Landscaping Budget

The design fee is only one part of the overall investment.

A project may also include:

• Groundworks

• Paving

• Walls

• Planting

• Structures

• Lighting.

Our How to Set a Budget for Garden Landscaping page explores how to establish a realistic project budget.

How Much Does Landscaping Cost?

Our How Much Does Landscaping Cost? page explores broader construction costs.

Bespoke Garden Design With a £50,000–£100,000 Budget

For significant garden projects in this investment range, see Garden Design £50,000–£100,000 Budget.

This explores how to prioritise:

• Construction

• Planting

• Features.

Bespoke Garden Design for £100,000+ Projects

For larger, higher-specification gardens, see Garden Design £100,000+ Projects.

At this level, design decisions often include:

• Major groundworks

• Bespoke structures

• Mature trees

• Outdoor kitchens

• Lighting.

Luxury Bespoke Garden Design

Bespoke and luxury are related but not identical.

Luxury is often associated with:

• Higher material specification

• Greater scale

• Bespoke features.

Bespoke means the design is individually developed regardless of budget.

For higher-end project positioning, see our Luxury Garden Design page.

Bespoke Does Not Mean Complicated

A bespoke garden can be extremely simple.

In fact, highly resolved gardens often appear simple because unnecessary elements have been removed.

The complexity belongs in the:

• Thinking

• Planning

• Detailing

rather than necessarily in the final visual result.

Bespoke Does Not Mean Following Every Request Literally

Good design also involves professional judgement.

A client may initially request:

• Large patio

• Outdoor kitchen

• Fire pit

• Pergola

• Hot tub.

The designer's role is to determine:

• What fits

• Where it should go

• Whether everything can coexist successfully.

Bespoke design is not simply adding every requested feature.

Bespoke Material Selection

Materials should respond to:

• House

• Site

• Style

• Maintenance

• Budget.

A tailored material palette generally works better than choosing surfaces independently.

Bespoke Paving Design

Paving can be selected and laid out to reinforce:

• House geometry

• Views

• Main routes.

Our Garden Patio Ideas page explores different patio approaches.

Bespoke Garden Walls

Walls can be used for:

• Retaining

• Seating

• Raised planting

• Structure.

Our Garden Wall Ideas page explores their design potential.

Bespoke Garden Paths

Paths can influence:

• Pace

• Direction

• Views.

Our Garden Path Ideas page explores different approaches.

Bespoke Raised Planters

Raised planters can help with:

• Levels

• Structure

• Accessibility.

Our Raised Planter Construction page explores their construction role.

Garden Design and Planning Permission

Many garden-design projects may not require a separate planning application.

However, additional controls can apply in some circumstances.

Our Do I Need Planning Permission to Landscape My Garden? page explores common situations involving:

• Structures

• Raised areas

• Boundaries

• Protected trees

• Listed properties.

Choosing a Bespoke Garden Designer

A designer's portfolio should demonstrate more than one repeated style.

Look for evidence that they can respond to:

• Different houses

• Different sites

• Different client needs.

A genuinely bespoke designer should not produce essentially the same garden for every client.

Questions to Ask a Garden Designer

Before appointing a designer, useful questions include:

• How do you develop the brief?

• What drawings are included?

• How do you consider budget?

• Is planting design included?

• How does the design move into construction?

Our Questions to Ask a Garden Designer page provides a comprehensive checklist.

How to Choose a Garden Designer

Our How to Choose a Garden Designer page explores how to compare:

• Experience

• Portfolio

• Design approach

• Fees

• Service.

Choosing the Landscaper

Where the designer and contractor are separate, construction capability matters just as much.

Our How to Choose a Landscaping Company page explores what to look for.

Questions to Ask the Landscaper

Our Questions to Ask a Landscaper page provides a detailed pre-appointment checklist.

Warning Signs When Choosing a Landscaper

For common contractor red flags, see Warning Signs When Choosing a Landscaper.

How Far in Advance Should I Book a Garden Designer?

Bespoke design takes time.

Our How Far in Advance Should I Book a Garden Designer? page explores how far ahead it can be sensible to start.

How Far in Advance Should I Book a Landscaper?

Construction teams can also have substantial lead times.

Our How Far in Advance Should I Book a Landscaper? page explores the build stage.

Bespoke Garden Design in North West England

A bespoke garden should respond to the actual conditions of its location.

Across North West England, those conditions can include:

• High rainfall

• Heavy clay

• Exposed rural plots

• Coastal influences

• Dense urban development

• Mature landscapes.

A standardised design approach cannot respond equally well to all of them.

Bespoke Garden Design in Lancashire

Lancashire contains:

• Urban gardens

• Coastal gardens

• Rural properties

• Large country landscapes.

Each demands a different design response.

Bespoke Garden Design in Cheshire

Cheshire gardens often combine:

• Established properties

• Contemporary extensions

• Outdoor living

• Larger plots.

The design needs to coordinate architecture, landscape and lifestyle.

Bespoke Garden Design in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester gardens may need to work harder around:

• Privacy

• Restricted space

• Neighbouring buildings

• Existing mature trees.

Bespoke planning can transform these constraints into part of the design.

Bespoke Garden Design in Merseyside

Merseyside includes:

• Period properties

• Family gardens

• Coastal locations.

The design should respond to the individual setting rather than applying a regional formula.

Bespoke Garden Design in the Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley gardens often need to balance:

• Views

• Exposure

• Rural character

• Comfortable outdoor spaces near the house.

A bespoke masterplan can connect the garden to the wider landscape without losing a sense of enclosure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is bespoke garden design?

Bespoke garden design is a design developed specifically for one property, site and client rather than based on a predetermined standard layout.

Is bespoke garden design only for large gardens?

No. Small gardens can benefit enormously from bespoke design because every element needs to work efficiently.

Is bespoke garden design the same as luxury garden design?

Not exactly. Bespoke describes the individual design process, while luxury usually describes the level of specification, scale or finish.

Can you design a completely unique garden?

Yes. A bespoke process starts with the particular property, site conditions and client brief.

Does bespoke garden design include planting?

It can. Planting should ideally form part of the overall concept. See Planting Design.

Can bespoke garden design include an outdoor kitchen?

Yes. Outdoor kitchens can be integrated into the wider design.

Can bespoke garden design include a pergola?

Yes.

Can bespoke garden design include lighting?

Yes. Lighting can be considered during design so that the infrastructure is coordinated with construction.

Can bespoke garden design solve privacy problems?

Yes. The design can use layout, screening, planting, trees and structures strategically.

Can you design around existing mature trees?

Yes. Valuable existing trees can often become important elements within the design.

Can you design around a house extension?

Yes. See Garden Design After House Extension.

Can you design around bifold doors?

Yes. See Garden Design Around Bifold Doors.

Can you design a sloping garden?

Yes. See Sloping Gardens.

Can bespoke garden design be accessible?

Yes. Accessibility can be incorporated into the design from the outset.

Do I need a garden designer for a bespoke garden?

For a significant project, professional design helps coordinate layout, levels, materials, planting and construction before building begins.

Do I need drawings?

For more complex projects, drawings can provide much greater clarity for pricing and construction.

How much does bespoke garden design cost?

The fee varies according to garden size, complexity and scope. See How Much Does Garden Design Cost?.

Is bespoke design worth it?

Where the landscaping investment is substantial, good design can help ensure that the finished garden works as a complete composition rather than a collection of individually purchased features.

Can Kirman Design build the garden as well as design it?

For appropriate projects, the design can continue into landscape construction and planting. See Complete Garden Design and Build.

Can an existing garden be redesigned rather than completely rebuilt?

Yes. See Garden Renovation and Garden Remodelling.

A Bespoke Garden Should Not Look Like It Could Belong Anywhere

The strongest test of a bespoke garden is not whether it contains unusual products.

It is whether it feels connected to its particular setting.

The:

paving should relate to the house

views should respond to the site

planting should suit the soil and character

outdoor-living spaces should reflect the client's lifestyle

privacy should respond to actual neighbouring sightlines

levels should solve the real topography.

If the same garden could simply be moved to a completely different house and still make exactly the same sense, it probably was not truly bespoke.

At Kirman Design, we develop gardens around:

property + site + client + landscape + long-term use.

That may result in a restrained contemporary garden, a richly planted country landscape, an outdoor-living garden or something completely different.

The objective is not to impose a house style.

It is to create the right garden for that particular place.

If you are looking for bespoke garden design in Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, the Ribble Valley or elsewhere across North West England, Kirman Design can develop an individually designed landscape from initial consultation and concept through detailed design, planting and complete garden construction.