Annie Guilfoyle / Creative Landscapes – Rural garden design projects

Thursley, Surrey

This small rural garden in an historic village needed to satisfy the desires of a self-confessed ‘plantaholic’! Plants dominate over hard landscaping and a small water feature helps to attract wildlife. Colour and texture were important factors i...

Easebourne, West Sussex – Vegetable Garden

A steeply sloping site is not the easiest location in which to create a modern, working kitchen garden. Three large terraces were formed providing areas for vegetables, fruit and a cutting garden. Cunningly-designed ramped steps allow easy wheelbarro...

Easebourne, West Sussex

After extensively renovating a beautiful old rectory, the clients decided to completely re-design the tired-looking garden to make it function as an entertaining space for a grown-up family. The new garden is fresh and vibrant and overflowing with an...

Arundel, West Sussex

An intimate entertaining area combines with a garden for contemporary sculpture at the Zimmer Stewart Gallery. Old flint walls were carefully restored and a series of secluded garden rooms created. Each area offers a tantalising glimpse into the next...

Daisy Cottage, Midhurst, West Sussex

Plants are the main players in this quirky, cottage-style garden, which is heavily inspired by Christopher Lloyd’s exuberant planting at Great Dixter in East Sussex. Modern materials and whimsical sculpture fuse with vibrant-coloured flowers and su...

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Set on the edge of a magnificent beech wood, this family garden merges effortlessly into the countryside beyond, offering uninterrupted views. Heavy clay soil and deep shade were only some of the challenges faced on this sloping site. Lush planting c...