COUNTRY GARDEN DESIGN

Immerse yourself in the charm of a quintessentially British country garden. Our designs celebrate the natural beauty of the countryside, inviting you to forge a deep connection with the land.

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Contemporary Naturalism

A unique contemporary with character and curves needed a new garden to match. Our client brief from concept to completion was to blend their distinctive property into its surrounding gardens.

Rural refined cottage garden

Making the most of a stunning panoramic view of the South Downs hills, we designed this steeply sloping garden to create a heightened English landscape for colourful interest throughout the year.

Country Estate Naturalism

The gardens of this private country garden estate were inspired by wonderful views of the surrounding South Downs countryside.
A richly planted garden full of upright purple salvias, orange geums and bright green grasses. A corten water feature sits across the image with bubbling fountains. Designed by Ann-Marie Powell Gardens, the bright garden stands out against the black house in the background

Contemporary Courtyard

Bright, Bold, and Beautiful. This perfectly describes our scheme in West Sussex, with its colourful planting scheme bringing new life into the space
A Gaze Burvill wooden chair sitting in Ann-Marie Powell's back Garden in garden design in Hampshire

Nature's Pinboard

Have a look into Ann-Marie Powell's Own Garden!
Vivid red, orange, yellow and burgundy tulips with vibrant green stems stand tall in this cottage garden. White Narcissus are dotted throughout this wildflower meadow. Wooden furniture allows a place to sit and appreciate the garden and this colourful planning scheme designed by Ann-Marie Powell Gardens.

Country Cottage Garden

Vivid red, orange, yellows and greens flourish in this cottage garden in the countryside for our newly turned keen gardener client.
Red brickwork building to right hand side of image, bright purple contemporary seating looking out towards lower wildlife pond. Surrounded by light wooden decking, with beautiful naturalistic, pollinator friendly planting beds surrounding. Large mature trees in the background. Beautiful meadow planting in the foreground creating garden landscapes rich in biodiversity. Designed by garden designer Ann-Marie Powell Gardens based in Hampshire.

Nature's Amphitheatre

Beautiful country garden set in an amphitheatre, with a calming wildlife pond, surrounded by beautiful naturalistic, pollinator friendly planting beds
Gaze Burvill wooden bench sits in the centre with a conifer hedge behind. Cottage style planting design cross the foreground of the image with a spherical sculpture covered in pebbles sitting nestled in the planting. Designed by Hampshire based garden design company, Ann-Marie Powell Gardens.

Gaze Burvill Showroom

A relaxed cottage-style courtyard space perfect for displaying Gaze Burvill’s furniture range
Amelanchier × lamarckii trees frame the planting beds of bright yellow tulips and white Narcissus. A wooden barn with a red tiled roof is in the background of this contemporary countryside garden by award-winning garden design studio Ann-Marie Powell Gardens.

Rural Farmyard

Form and Function were the key drivers in the development of this rural farmyard design in Hampshire

Bespoke Country Gardens: Embracing Nature and Lifestyle

Our experienced design team specializes in crafting exquisite gardens for country homes, from charming cottage gardens to expansive country estates. Every element of our designs, from the thoughtfully selected plants to the artfully laid pathways, embodies our “Nature AMP-lified” philosophy. We create inspired hardscaping arrangements and captivating planting schemes that not only enhance your property but also seamlessly integrate with its natural surroundings.

Through close collaboration, we design bespoke country gardens that align with your lifestyle, foster a profound connection with nature, and provide a thriving, biodiverse sanctuary for local wildlife. With meticulous attention to detail, we tailor our designs to your preferences, delivering a gold-medal-quality country garden from concept to completion.

To discuss your country garden vision, please call us at +44 (0) 1730 825650.

 

 

Our signature country gardens incorporate eye-catching planting with complementary landscape features, for a naturalist look buzzing with life, colour and natural exuberance.

Call us on +44 (0) 1730 825650 to discuss your dreams for a country garden design embracing elements such as:

  • English Cottage Garden
  • New Perennial Naturalistic Design
  • Prairie Style Garden
  • Kitchen Garden
  • Walled garden
  • Rose Garden
  • Woodland Garden
  • Swimming pool garden
  • Shady garden

Whichever type of country garden you might like – we’d love to hear from you!

At AMPG we’re firm believers that country gardens shine brightest with a strong foundation of hard landscaping using locally-sourced, natural materials. Whether it’s elegant natural stone terraces or warm timber decking, these elements provide the perfect canvas for a delightful array of soft landscaping features such as herbaceous borders, wildflower meadows, orchards, or vegetable gardens. Our innovative yet authentically naturalistic designs are crafted to seamlessly blend your home and garden with the surrounding landscape, creating a harmonious outdoor space that feels like a natural extension of your home.

If you’re looking to include water in your garden with the addition of a swimming pool, spa, hot tub, wildlife pond, lake, rill or standalone water feature, call us. We use tried and tested construction techniques to design water features that can calm, sooth or excite. Years of experience in creating award-winning show gardens enable us to include water into almost any size of country garden.

Call us on +44 (0) 1730 825650 with your water feature ideas and aspirations, from classic garden fountain to contemporary water blade, wildlife pond to garden waterfall or lake.

“Growing your own” has never been so popular, and is set to be a major trend as people enjoy the tastes of fresh home grown produce. We design everything from small edible planting beds, to large stand alone Kitchen Gardens, as well as Cutting Gardens for making your own floral arrangements.  Or in our innovative approach to edible garden designs we can turn your outside space into a feast for eyes and tastebuds all year round by integrating annual and perennial vegetables and edibles into regular planting. Just pick, eat, enjoy.

Ann-Marie Powell Gardens recently designed the newly opened World Food Garden at RHS Wisley – the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship garden open to the public. The award-winning garden comprises one acre of edible planting including a flower-filled cafe area planted entirely with edimental (ornamental edible) plants; as well as areas dedicated to show-casing tried and tested varieties of fruits and vegetables as well as trialling unusual vegetables from around the World.  

If you have a space surrounded by walls or buildings, then you have a wonderful entertainment space in waiting. These spaces, whatever their shape provide a real sense of enclosure and are eminently comfortable and private.

We like to think of courtyard gardens as garden snugs; intimate spaces where a garden becomes the perfect oasis to entertain, relax or simply just be. Maximise your living space all year round with a cleverly designed courtyard garden; cool in summer, cosy on winter nights, and an outdoor living space to love all year round.

Our designs can be enhanced by professional lighting systems, original use of materials, art and sculpture, and contemporary all-weather furnishings. We can incorporate existing heirloom items and complement them with unique designer pieces sourced from our extensive ‘black book’ of artists and artisans. 

Water is a precious resource and supplies in the UK are under pressure from the effects of climate change, population increase and the need to protect the environment, such as river levels for wildlife.

At AMPG, we will always aim to design your garden for maximum resilience against climate change and to minimise your need to use water.  However, in many cases, incorporating well-designed irrigation into your garden design not only helps mitigate the impacts of climate change and drought on your plants, but also promotes water conservation, supports tree health, and allows for the efficient use of rainwater resources. It’s a proactive measure that ensures your garden remains vibrant and resilient, regardless of external environmental factors.  

Our irrigation designs take into account all factors including: 

  • Climate change resilient planting – where possible we include plants that are tolerant of periods of drought, followed by prolonged periods of flooding
  • Water conservation – efficient irrigation systems help conserve water by delivering precise amounts directly to the root zones of plants, minimizing water loss
  • Tree Health and Establishment: Newly planted trees have specific watering requirements to ensure proper root establishment and growth.
  • Rainwater Harvesting: Integrating rainwater harvesting systems into your irrigation setup provides an eco-friendly solution to supplementing your water supply.

Contact us to discuss your dream country garden!

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