Top Gardeners in Charlton, Greater london

We have a pocket London plot that was planted with grass and dotted with a small shed and concrete pavers when we moved in. We wanted the space to visually expand the kitchen/diner, creating an 'outdoor room' that would extend our gaze and invite us outside. Catherine listened carefully, looked at the 'mood boards' of other gardens we loved, took meticulous measurements, and came back with several drawings that met our brief and added new ideas. She worked with us, adding and adjusting features on our core layout in a 3D visual before inviting her trusted landscapers to start work. From there, everything was clockwork as we watched the workmen transform our garden from a new-built plot to an urban oasis with spaces to read, dine al fresco, and enjoy the changing of the seasons. Catherine and the landscapers accompanied us to the nursery to hand-pick the trees, shrubs and flowers for the first planting. They then added up-lighting and sprinklers to keep everything lush and beautiful. It's been nearly a year, and the garden has become our sanctuary, providing a place of contemplation and respite throughout the year.

After a house extension the garden needed a full redesign. Catherine, despite her full scheduled, responded promptly and in very little time produced a selection of designs reflecting my needs and suggestions. Her no grass design won me over and now I am in the garden all the time enjoying my slice of paradise. From hard landscaping to lighting, planting and irrigation Catherine thought of everything. She was always available for consultation throughout the building process and we spent time together choosing plants.
Within a short period of time the garden went from a building site to a well established and wonderful space. Catherine still comes around to check how the garden is doing and brings along some cuttings and seedlings from her own garden.
Working with Catherine has been so easy and a pleasure from beginning to end. The front garden is next and I will not hesitate to call Catherine again.

I employed Catherine's Garden Design Services to totally re-design my front garden to create an impactful, garden to compliment my home which I had recently had renovated. I was very keen to work with a locally based business and am so glad I did. Catherine took time to discuss my requirements & creative inspiration and created the most wonderful design taking all of this into consideration. This included the hard landscaping, lighting, irrigation & of course the planting layouts. Catherine was an absolute pleasure to work with, responsive & highly professional she guided me on every step of the journey and oversaw the planting day. She has created the garden of my dreams, I really could not be more happy and therefore highly recommend her services.

Catherine was very responsive from first contact onwards. She came to see my garden in East London and after a little conversation understood what I was looking for and came up with a design, working with me all the time, that was perfect for me. She was friendly and approachable, happy to answer questions on the phone, and the design itself was very detailed. She also understood and worked within my budget. She recommended a landscaper and I now have a beautiful new garden that is exactly what I wanted, though I didn’t quite know that before she designed it! I highly recommend Catherine to anyone who wants a sympathetic re-design of their garden.

We have a small back garden in Greenwich that we had not really used in the four years since we moved in. An old shed took up much of the space and the rest of the garden was planted with large trees and bushes, leaving little available space to enjoy. We asked Catherine to design a patio garden that we could spend lots of time in and have various areas for entertaining. She came up with a really excellent solution that maximized the available space and gave us both a seating and dining area. Importantly there was also lots of room for planters that have a really nice mix of flowers, plants and trees. We worked closely with her to finalise the design and then used a garden landscaper that Catherine had used before and rated highly. This worked perfectly as he and his team were excellent, produced a very high quality finish and liaised at all stages with Catherine to iron out any issues. We could not be happier with the result – we spend as much time as possible in the garden now and have had lots of friends round to enjoy it.