Garden design ideas by style

Every garden style, on your own garden.

Pick a look and see it on a photo of your real garden – from a romantic cottage garden to clean modern lines, drought-tolerant Mediterranean planting or a wildlife-friendly border. Every style comes with a real planting plan you can actually build.

Shade garden design example

Shade · lush & low-fuss

Shade garden design

Lush, leafy planting that turns a shady spot into the calmest part of the garden.

Formal garden design example

Structure · symmetry · year-round

Formal garden design

Symmetry, clipped hedges and elegant structure for a timeless, ordered garden.

Tropical garden design example

Sheltered · lush & exotic

Tropical garden design

Big, bold leaves and hot flower for a lush, exotic, jungle feel.

Cottage garden design example

Sun · colour all summer

Cottage garden design

Romantic, billowing borders packed with colour, scent and pollinators.

Small garden design example

Any aspect · tight spaces

Small garden design

Clever layouts that make a small garden feel bigger and greener.

Low-maintenance garden design example

Easy care · year-round

Low-maintenance garden design

Structure, evergreens and grasses that look after themselves.

Mediterranean garden design example

Full sun · low water

Mediterranean garden design

Gravel, silver foliage and drought-tolerant planting for hot, dry spots.

Gravel garden design example

Full sun · free-draining

Gravel garden design

Low-water, self-seeding gravel planting inspired by Beth Chatto.

Modern garden design example

Any aspect · contemporary

Modern garden design

Clean lines, bold structure and restrained, architectural planting.

Japanese garden design example

Shade to part-sun · calm

Japanese garden design

Calm, structural planting with acers, moss, gravel and evergreens.

Courtyard garden design example

Enclosed · often shady

Courtyard garden design

Enclosed, sheltered planting that turns a small courtyard into a room.

Wildlife garden design example

Any aspect · for wildlife

Wildlife garden design

Nectar-rich, pollinator-friendly borders that buzz spring to autumn.

Front garden design example

Any aspect · kerb appeal

Front garden design

Kerb appeal that still leaves room for bins, bikes and parking.

Prairie garden design example

Sun · naturalistic drifts

Prairie garden design

Naturalistic drifts of grasses and perennials in the Piet Oudolf spirit.

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