Contemporary Garden Design

A contemporary garden is about confident clean lines, considered proportions, and a material palette that lets the architecture of the space speak for itself. We design this way because a garden should feel like a natural extension of the home, not a separate, disconnected space tacked onto the end of it. Porcelain and natural stone paving, sleek steel edging, and timber screening work together to create a seamless flow between indoors and out.

Whether it’s a small contemporary front garden that sets the tone before you even reach the door, or a back garden reimagined as a series of connected rooms, for dining, relaxing, and entertaining, the same principles apply: structure first, then let the planting soften it with movement and life.

All the details are considered with intention: bespoke ironwork gates and railings, bin stores softened with green roofs, sheds tucked behind climbing plants. Nothing is an afterthought, because in a contemporary design, every element is visible and therefore matters.

The result is a garden that is well defined and uncluttered, extending your home outdoors, and rewarding you with something beautiful to look at in every season. See some examples of our contemporary designs in London below.

Court Lane 4, back

A tucked-away garden that plays with geometry from the moment you step outside.

Court Lane 4, Dulwich, back

This contemporary garden design uses sharp angles of granite paving...

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Stroud Rd

A cosy family garden built around comfort and intimacy

Stroud Road

The client’s brief for this garden was to make a low-maintenance outdoor space the family could truly enjoy...

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Southgate

A sheltered garden with lush planting

Back garden design in Southgate

We transformed this sloping site into an exquisite tropical journey...

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Crediton Hill

A garden utilising shapes and angles for maximum interest

Crediton Hill, back

The design of this Hampstead garden is a modern and functional reflection of the house...

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Airedale Ave

A contemporary garden for all-season enjoyment

Airedale Avenue, Chiswick, back

This charismatic garden is impeccably designed with curving shapes...

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Woodyard

A sleek modern space to complement the architecture of a Huf Haus

Woodyard, SE21

The all-glass rear of the house opens to panoramic views of the east-facing back garden…

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Friern Road, back

A contemporary curvilinear garden

Back garden, Friern Road

For this long narrow garden, we created a contemporary curvilinear design on different levels...

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