Welcome

When you have a home you love it’s natural to want a garden that you can be proud of, that inspires you and is a lovely place to spend time in. Creating that space can be a labour of love, but for many people the prospect can be overwhelming and not something they feel up to tackling on their own.  

Having someone experienced take care of not only an inspiring creative concept, but every detail of the building and planting is reassuring and enables you to really enjoy your garden without the worry of getting it right.

Your garden should be a place that resonates with you, your home and the landscape around you. It can be a wonderful place to be that has the power to make your heart sing. It all begins with beautiful and brilliant design and a designer committed to excellence at every stage.  Thats where I come in.

Working with a me will transform your garden into a space you love, add value to your home and, with my professional yet down to earth approach, make the whole process a thoroughly enjoyable one for you. 

My design process has been honed over years or working with hundreds of clients and my experience of implementing those gardens means you will be in safe hands at every step of the way.

If you’d like an outdoor space to be truly proud of, I’d love to hear from you.

Gardens

Below is a selection of the gardens I've created with my clients.  They range from large informal family spaces to smaller city courtyards but they've all been designed to ensure that they relate to the architecture of the house, the landscape beyond the boundaries and to inspire the people they have been created for.

I love creating generous and free-flowing gardens that are very much in touch with the surrounding landscape.  

Click on any of the images below to see my portfolio of gardens.

My philosophy

BALANCE AND BEAUTY

A garden that is balanced and beautiful is a joy to spend time in. With a Lisa Cox design you can be assured that the technical details are taken care of with exquisite precision so you have a space that is calming, inspiring and an architectural marvel.

CONNECTION 

Every design fosters and represents the unique connection between you and your garden, your garden and your home and your living space to the landscape beyond. This connection creates a timeless yet utterly liveable garden that you can feel at home in from the moment it is created. 

DESIRE 

A Lisa Cox garden compels you to want to be outside, it is one that reflects what inspires you and ignites a passion for spending time in your garden and all the wonderful memories that makes possible. 

ENHANCING

A garden designed by Lisa, both enhances your experience  of spending time outdoors and adds value to your property, making best use of all the space you have so you can really enjoy your garden knowing that it works with the way you live. 

FORM, FUNCTION AND FLOW

Form that is both beautiful and practical with seamless transitions between spaces creates and overall elegance and pleasing balance to your garden from every angle. Wherever you stand or sit, with a Lisa Cox design, there is an appreciation of the whole. Your entire garden feels cohesive, sings together and works at every level.

Design inspiration

I'm at my most inspired when I'm outside, especially when I have my camera in hand.  Some how when you look through the lens of a camera you see things in a closer and more intimate way.  It could be the way the light is catching the leaves of a plant or highlighting an interesting pattern or texture on the side of a building or it could just be a beautiful rose with the most perfect blooms.

Finding time to go outside is really important to me.  I'm so lucky to be living in the most amazing location, on the side of a hill in Monmouthshire where we have the most amazing view to the Black Mountains.  It really does make my heart sing!

I wanted to share a small selection of the images that have fed my inspiration.  You'll notice that often it's not about walking around other peoples gardens.  I love architecture, materials, textures and light. 

in safe hands

I passionately believe that a robust design process is key to the success of any design project and that my role as a designer is to guide you through that process.  I’ll be with you every step of the way, from the very first sketch ideas to the point where the garden is yours to enjoy.

Detailed drawings and specifications are absolutely key as without them the landscaper won’t be able to build the garden as we intended.  Inevitably questions will arise so it’s my job to ensure that the design we have agreed is the garden that you end up with.  

I’m here as a very safe pair of hands to take the stresses away and make the whole process exciting, energising and inspiring!

start as we mean to go on

I pride myself on excellent working relationships with all my clients. It’s so important to establish whether we’re a good fit so the design process starts with a free no obligation 30 minute chemistry call. If we feel that we’ll work well together, and that I am the right designer for you, we then move on to a face to face briefing meeting to clearly establish how we can best work and for me to understand exactly what you want from your garden.

let’s get excited

Before design, a full survey gives us the technical details we need. Then we can get on with the creative part of the process. This is where we can begin to get really excited about the possibilities for your space and how to make it all work beautifully. I’ll produce concepts and designs drawings for you and detailed specifications to enable landscapers to quote accurately for the build phase of the project.

about your designer

Lisa cox has been designing gardens since setting up Lisa Cox Garden Design in 2008 after transitioning out of a corporate career that wasn’t fulfilling her desire for more creativity. Making the best of both worlds, she brings her high standards of professionalism from corporate life and marries those with her excellent communication and creative skills in design to delight her clients. 

Originally based in Surrey, her early work focused on bringing her unmistakeable design style to a huge range of projects. She was known for designing both beautiful and functional gardens that made the best creative use of space to add beauty and value to stylish town and country properties. 

Over the years she has transformed hundreds of gardens and worked throughout the UK and Europe designing contemporary town gardens and stunning country estates. 

For information, I’m currently taking enquiries for projects beginning Autumn 2024.

If you'd like to discuss your project in more detail or have any questions, I'd be delighted to hear from you.  You can do this by completing the contact form below or by emailing me directly lisa@lisacoxdesigns.co.uk.

I very much look forward to hearing from you!