The residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for thisContinue reading “Residential Garden Design”
Category Archives: Permaculture Garden Designs
London Garden Design: Natural Solutions for Sloping Gardens & Clay Soil
This sloping clay-soil garden was transformed into a wildlife-rich family landscape designed for year-round beauty, natural drainage, outdoor living, and long-term resilience. At EWSP Consultancy, every garden begins with understanding how people want to live within their landscape. This concept design was carefully developed following an in-depth consultation with the client, focusing on creating aContinue reading “London Garden Design: Natural Solutions for Sloping Gardens & Clay Soil”
Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design
The regenerative garden design above is my recent masterplan for a rural residential site located in Garden Valley, California, within the Sierra Nevada foothill region. The landscape is characterised by gently sloping terrain, existing native woodland, and a mixture of open areas suitable for food production and family use. The site generally descends from theContinue reading “Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design”
Caterham, Surrey, Garden Design
Above is a regenerative garden plan I created recently for a client in England. The aim of this concept design is to create a garden that feels natural, abundant and inviting, while remaining practical and relatively low maintenance. The plan works with the existing characteristics of the site, particularly its slope, existing trees, and boundaryContinue reading “Caterham, Surrey, Garden Design”
Saudi Arabia – Desert Permaculture
This permaculture masterplan proposes a resilient, climate-appropriate land system for this 1-hectare desert site in central Saudi Arabia. The plan integrates water harvesting earthworks, windbreak establishment, drought-tolerant native tree systems, rotational grazing paddocks, and intensive food production areas supported by stored rainwater (underground cisterns) and greywater reuse. The design is specifically adapted to the harshContinue reading “Saudi Arabia – Desert Permaculture”
Utah Native Plant Nursery Demonstration Garden
This project from late last year sets out to create a beautiful, welcoming, and inspiring native plant demonstration garden that celebrates the unique character of northern Utah’s native landscapes. If you love native plants and want to work out the best planting plan for your own property, fill the form or book a Land StrategyContinue reading “Utah Native Plant Nursery Demonstration Garden”
Cerritos, California Garden Design
Cerritos has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers. Average annual precipitation is about 12–14 inches, most falling November–March. The soil conditions are characterised by good drainage, modest natural fertility. There is a need for irrigation in summer, and occasional soil amendments (of organic matter) to boost water-holding capacity andContinue reading “Cerritos, California Garden Design”
Oregon Urban Permaculture Garden Design
The image above shows my design for a relatively small city garden in Oregon. At present, the area is neglected, with a small yard outside the back door of the property to the south of the space, and a scrubby, overgrown slope, gentle at first then becoming much steeper, up to a fence at theContinue reading “Oregon Urban Permaculture Garden Design”
Surrey Garden Design – Permaculture Design for a Wildlife-friendly Space
For many gardeners, it is a priority to welcome local wildlife into the space. The clients in this case were no exception, as the primary goal for the garden design shown above was to create a space that was as wildlife-friendly as possible. Food production was a secondary though also important goal. The clients appreciateContinue reading “Surrey Garden Design – Permaculture Design for a Wildlife-friendly Space”
Sustainable Garden Redesign in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
This plan shows my proposal for a redesign of the garden, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Though the current garden is productive, with plenty of annual crops and some other plants growing successfully at present, the goals included developing a plan for the replacement of degraded concrete paths and driveway, and increasing permanent perennial planting forContinue reading “Sustainable Garden Redesign in Chesterfield, Derbyshire”