Jane Ashley Garden Design

From our first meeting with Jane, my husband and I were impressed by just how good she is. Her process is impeccable - we went through a number of sessions penning down exactly what we envisioned for the garden including inspiration pictures and a debrief to ensure all parties were on the same page. We then clearly broke down costs, materials, and chose the ultimate option which was something out of a dream. Jane is super hands on, ever present, and knows so much about the industry, vendors, relationship building, incl. with the council! Her final delivery of the planting has resulted in our garden going from a jungle of weeds to the most magnificent oasis of calm that we spend time in everyday. We can’t thank Jane enough for her collaboration and would wholeheartedly recommend her garden design services to anybody.

From the first meeting with Jane, her extensive experience, knowledge and passion for creating stunning gardens were clear. The brief we discussed was to transform a minimalist tropical garden, into something more in keeping with an English country garden, adding hints of the Mediterranean ! Jane listened to exactly what was important to us, and reflected this in a very detailed design and plan, incorporating many colours, textures and layers to cover fences, all with incredible attention to detail. Once the design was agreed, Jane's connections with landscapers proved valuable, and made for a seamless project to prepare the garden ready for the plant out. This was overseen by Jane, along with her very experienced team, who were equally passionate for creating a beautiful space. Even at the stage of planting, Jane advised a few tweaks in the plan, taking into consideration aspect, layering and line of sight from our openplan rear of the house lounge. With floor to ceiling windows, the garden has become a work of art to gaze out upon. Jane has followed up with email aftercare advice, as well as a couple of site visits. We have no hesitation in recommending Jane and are extremely grateful for the transformation she has made to our garden.

I could not be more thrilled with the garden that Jane designed for us and feel so fortunate to have found her on Houzz myself! She really worked with me to keep the elements of my garden that I loved but adding so much more. Her knowledge and professionalism were second to none. She introduced us to experienced landscapers and sourced and supplied the most beautiful plants and trees. I cannot wait to see how the garden grows and develops over the next few years and have no hesitation in recommending Jane.

we could not be happier with the service of Jane Ashley Garden Design. Jane is extremely professional and knowledgeable, works to tight deadlines and ultimately over delivers. she is also an extremely nice person to work with, enthusiastic and full of good ideas. she built our garden in Kew from scratch and we could not be happier with it! Thank you Jane.

Jane provided an excellent design for me and the end result is wonderful. She has strong knowledge of both hard landscaping and plant selection. She produces excellent plans and has a good relationship with the builders. Thoroughly recommend.

I was lucky to find Jane through a web search. I liked the look of her gardens - especially the more natural, country style ones. We are delighted with our front and back gardens. From the start she was very professional, easy to deal with, clear about timings and decision making. She introduced us to and dealt with the team doing the construction as well which made the project go smoothly. The design is perfect, the plants are excellent quality, and we have lots of varieties we are new to. The planting has been done very well. I'd definitely recommend Jane!

Jane designed our dream garden which exceeded our expectations. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Jane who is professional, organised, efficient and always full of joy and wonderful ideas. It is Jane's passion for what she does and her eye for colour and design that creates such wonderful gardens. She is a master in her field and I would not hesitate to recommend Jane to anyone who want's to bring their garden to life. Thank you so much for creating such a beautiful space for us.

Jane has been wonderful to work with and I’m so glad we found her. She totally understood what we were looking for and helped design our beautiful new garden. She was patient and flexible to try to find solutions to meet mine and my partners often conflicting asks! I’m amazed how even in the first year it’s looking so colourful and abundant…. Friends and family keep taking notes of different plants they want to put in their gardens!

I found Jane via her website and loved the projects she had worked on and her design and planting style. We desperately needed a garden makeover after it had been destroyed during building work and she was amazing throughout the whole process. I can not recommend Jane enough, she is highly experienced and an expert at garden design and planting.

We are so lucky to have found Jane! Jane listened carefully to our requirements and came up with the most perfect design. The different levels of our garden have been cleverly dealt with, the drainage has been thought through and there is clean access to all parts of the garden. All the contractors that Jane suggested were excellent, from the garden surveyor to the landscaping company, and everything ran smoothly due to Jane’s forward planning and the strong relationships she has with others. Jane was happy to tweak the design when we suggested a few minor alterations. She is extremely knowledgeable and if there is anything she doesn’t know or hasn’t come across, she will look it up or seek advice. She has sent us so many helpful suggestions for general maintenance and looking after our new pond. It was clear to us how much thought Jane puts into her designs when it came to the planting plan, which accommodated all of our own perennials and shrubs and our mature trees alongside Jane’s new plants, which will ensure that the garden looks good all year round. We have already spent so much time in our new garden and can’t wait to see how it grows and matures over the coming seasons and years.

Jane has an effervescent enthusiasm for all things to do with the garden and it really rubs off! She's great to work with as she combines a wealth of knowledge with vision and ideas but is also very willing to take on-board ideas that I had. The project involved revamping both our front and back gardens and the results are great and we're really enjoying watch the two areas take shape. In fact we're so pleased that we are already planning, with Jane our bulb strategy for the Autumn!

After speaking/meeting a few garden designers, Jane was a breath of fresh air! We didn't need to change our whole garden layout, but design a mature entertaining area, add lighting and brighten the planting throughout. After drawing up plans, Jane was able to recommend landscapers. She was always considerate of budget, highly knowledgeable of plants and totally professional. Mid project, sadly some of our mature shrubs were blighted with 'Honey Fungus', but Jane was able to adjust the planting accordingly, after helping us with the diagnosis. We're excited to see the garden come to life over the coming Spring & Summer (2021) and Jane has provided a detailed Maintenance Plan (optional extra) to keep us on track. It's been a joy working with Jane. Her skilled planting team were so hardworking and nothing was too much trouble! What more could you ask for!