Françoise Elvin
Garden Designer, Consultant and Project Manager



We are excited to help you transform your outdoor space into a functional and beautiful oasis providing multiple opportunities for relaxation and recreation with family and friends. We have a passion for low impact, bio-diverse gardens that are functional and stylish…
Implementing gardens for private clients, working at Hillhouse nursery in Devon, and maintaining and restoring established gardens for over quarter of a century means I bring to every project in-depth plant knowledge impossible to acquire at a desk.


Additionally, I qualified in garden design at Bicton College in Devon and with Landscape Architect Mike Lin in the US. I have attended many garden design conferences in London over the years, and was even commissioned by the Society of Garden Designers to review a conference, which you can find here
... I appraise each site’s unique characteristics with a trained eye, using my extensive skills to develop a design inspired by your needs and aspirations. I then tailor and translate our concept into a bespoke hand-drawn plan - rendered in colour and to scale, with an additional black and white copy that offers landscapers specifications for implementation.

… My rôle of associate lecturer teaching garden design at Grade 1 listed Dartington Hall in Devon and working as a garden tour guide with HF holidays means I bring an informed cultural and historic perspective to the design process.
We take on gardens of any size or complexity, and also enjoy designing arboretums and sustainable land projects of all descriptions where permaculture and other ecological principles are employed.

Throughout the design and development process, we travel to sites to ensure a thorough understanding of our clients' needs and the site's characteristics, whilst developing design interventions, producing schedules of works, and collaborating with other professionals.
With today's technology it is also possible to engage remotely, meaning we can begin discussion about your ambitions for a new project right away!


...We look forward to working with you...