Nigel Philips Garden Design

Landscape Architects and Garden Designers

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Designing Your Beautiful Custom Gardens in a Day!

Nigel Philips is a garden design company based in East Sussex with over thirty years of designing our clients the perfect bespoke garden. We specialise in smaller, residential gardens with three easy pricing options that will suit all budgets. We offer a personalised service where we will visit your site, walk through your ideas and collaboratively design the garden together! Once we're happy with the concept, I will draw up the designs then and there! You'll have your new garden plans completed by the end of the day. Visit our website and book an appointment online! We offer three easy design options for clients that are time and budget friendly to choose from: DESIGN OPTION ONE PROCESS I will survey the garden. (one unit). If you’d prefer, you can measure up the garden yourself and save a unit of cost. Once we have made a note of your main priorities we’ll design the garden together (one unit) and I’ll draw it up (one unit) ready for you to use by the end of the day. SIZE UP TO 400 SQUARE METRES - WITH SURVEY COST 3 units - £375.00 (inc survey) DESIGN OPTION TWO PROCESS On completion of design option one the design can be enhanced with some planting suggestions listing some structural shrubs around which your choice of other plants can be made. This option will also extend to some detailing on the construction methods required to build your garden features - (one unit) SIZE UP TO 400 SQUARE METRES - WITH LANDSCAPE DETAILS COST 4 units - £500.00 (inc detailing & survey) DESIGN OPTION THREE PROCESS This design option is for part of a larger garden where a full topographical survey is required before I come to visit. This is priced in separately to the design work. The design process is then the same as the other options (4 units) and can include planting and building details (5 units). SIZE UP TO 1200 SQUARE METRES - WITH LANDSCAPE DETAILS COST 5 units - £625.00 (inc detailing)

Services Provided

Drafting, Garden Design, Garden Plans, Organic Gardening, Patio Design, Site Planning, Swimming Pool Design

Areas Served

Lewes, England, East Sussex, West Sussex, London

Awards

RHS Silver Gilt - Chelsea Flower Show Finalist BALI award 2010 & 2015 Finalist SGD award 2016

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45 Reviews for Nigel Philips Garden Design

5.0|45 reviews

Work Quality

4.9

Communication

5.0

Value

5.0

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Client

Nigel spent the day with us to help us get to grips with a tricky space in desperate need of attention and inspiration. Throughout the day Nigel convened a few meetings with us to discuss options review our thoughts on style and use of space through to types of plants we might envisage in the space. We ended up with much more cleverness than we thought was possible and exciting new elements we had never considered. It was a pleasure to spend time with Nigel who was a real gent. The one-day process leading to fully coloured plans provide the inspiration we needed and we now feel properly equipped to engage contractors with confidence. Many thanks, Rebecca & David.

3 days ago

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Our experience with Nigel's one day service was just what we wanted. He quickly came up with ideas how to make improvements to our garden that would make all the difference to our enjoyment of it. At the same time he was flexible and involved us in decisions and ideas. I would certainly recommend him to others.

14 September, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

This being an option 3 and therefore the slightly larger garden, it needs to have both of our attention for a sensible time in order to come up with a plan. Thank you for your patience and I definitely think we got there. All the best. Nigel

Patricia Rykiel

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Client

From the moment Nigel arrives at your property, you will feel you are in experienced hands. We enjoyed the day spent with him — planned the garden in a day service. Years of experience makes this approach work. If you are in a muddle with what to ‘do’ in your garden, you won’t feel that way after Nigel does his magic!

13 September, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Thank you very much for this Patricia. I'm glad that we came up with that sinuous curve to tie everything together. I shall be interested if the plunge pool appears. All the best and get in touch if necessary.

Sharon Ward

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Client

Nigel offers an excellent service where he creates a garden design in a day. I found this a very good concept as it focuses the mind and by working together you end up with a great design. I had a lot of input and showed Nigel the type of garden style I liked. He took this on board and created a design which reflected my style but also suited the space. I’m extremely happy with the design and also found it good value.

10 August, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Thanks Sharon, it was good fun and now need to get the design realised. Always available to give you direction with contractors once they start. Nigel

danlewisjames

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Client

Nigel produced an excellent design that we are very pleased with. The process was clear and efficient with a quick turn around and a perfect end product. All in all a brilliant design and a pleasure to work with.

17 July, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Thanks Dan - you'll make me blush. The steps were key and I'm sure Simon will carry out a successful build. Always around for advice.

Sue Pocklington

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Client

Nigel was great in helping us think about what we wanted from the garden, resulting in his great design which we look forward to creating in the coming months.

28 June, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Many thanks Sue....I'm sure you will as the landscapers all come highly recommended. It was fun setting up and working from your summerhouse. Helped to obtain a good perspective of the garden.

Tom Breeze

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Client

Nigel came highly recommended and so that's always a good start when looking for the right help. And he lived up to every expectation and more! We began with a phone call and then Nigel came up to meet my wife & I and inspect our garden. I'll be honest, we didn't know what we wanted, we just knew we didn't want what we had as a garden and Nigel took the time to understand what we wanted and provided us with so many inspiring ideas. We hadn't considered so much such as entertaining, the kids, the views, the layout and the overall feel. I instantly felt like we were in safe hands and knew the outcome would be better than we could imagine. So then Nigel got to work and sketched out the plans of what we had discussed and we saw the whole garden come to life. It really was incredible to see what our garden could be like within the budget we had set out. Nigel has been an absolute pleasure to work with, made us laugh a ton and now we have a solid plan we are thrilled with. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

17 June, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Thanks Tom,
We'll get the construction underway whenever you are ready. Nigel

Bette Frewer

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Client

Nigel provided exactly the service he had promised when he visited my new home. He listened with care to my lengthy wish list and responded with practical and creative solutions and ideas for turning what is currently a blank canvas into what I believe will be a delightful garden. We spent a most enjoyable day while he created a design around my needs and preferences. He made suggestions which I would not have thought of and his design does everything I asked for and more.

17 May, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Looking forward to the construction of the garden now. Don't forget I'm on hand should you need it. N

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Nigel came to us on a very wet day last October and battled the elements to assess and measure our back garden with a view to supplying us with a garden design. He patiently found out our likes and dislikes, all the time adding to his design, and provided us with some imaginative additions which we wouldn’t have thought of, but in no way was he pushy or forceful. Nigel provided us with a beautiful plan and I’m pleased to say the work is due to commence imminently. We found Nigel to be extremely patient and courteous and I would have no hesitation in recommending his services.

8 May, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

I shall be on hand with the construction, so if there are any questions then these can be answered with the design in mind. Many thanks and see you soon. Nigel

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Client

It was a delight to have Nigel come round and propose new designs for our garden. Whilst the intial brief was to plan three, large, beds, he went well beyond that brief and has made us think very differently about how our garden will look and work. He was not afraid to challenge our thinking but did so with much charm and a smile! We are now preparing to impliment his recommendations and are very excited about seeing the results. I would have no hesitation in recommending Nigel.

27 April, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

I am so glad that you are taking onboard all that was discussed. Your garden is just a delight.

Rachael Gladwin

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Client

We were impressed with how Nigel was able to discern what we wanted, and come up with a plan that delivered our requirements as well as incorporating some aspects that we hadn't considered. He was also very encouraging in taking our time to achieve our design and not putting ourselves under pressure to complete it all in one go. Would highly recommend.

22 April, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Thanks Rachael it was a delight to help with your garden and I hope all goes well with its development.

cgorham98

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Client

We had a thoroughly enjoyable and productive day with Nigel and are delighted with the final plan. He was professional, attentive to our preferences and suggested solutions we would never have thought of. We would recommend him to others looking for fresh ideas and some hand-holding through the entire process. His final plan was sufficiently detailed for contractors to quote against. We can’t wait to see our new garden take shape now!

2 April, 2021

Comment from Nigel Philips Garden Design:

Nor can I and I hope all will go well for the full development of the garden over the years. Many thanks.

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