Designing & Creating Your New Or Transforming Your Existing Garden
Transform your outdoor space with our expert garden transformation and design services in Hertfordshire. Whether you’re looking for a complete redesign, a fresh new layout, or a simple garden makeover, we create stunning, functional gardens tailored to your vision. From planting and soft landscaping to full-scale transformations, we bring together creativity, horticultural expertise, and practical know-how to unlock your garden’s full potential.
My Garden Design & Project Process
My process and approach to garden design and for all my garden projects is straightforward and designed for simplicity, focusing on practical outcomes. Applying the processes of garden design and projects flexibly—when and where required or beneficial—often helping to reduce overall project costs and timescales compared to more conventional design-build approaches.
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Initial Discussion: An introductory conversation to understand your initial ideas and requirements for creating your new garden or transforming your existing space.
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On-Site Exploration: A detailed visit to your property to assess the space's potential and your specific aspirations.
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Vision Refinement: We'll discuss key objectives, desired aesthetics, and budget considerations for your garden design, makeover or transformation.
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Practical Recommendations: Based on observations, I'll propose plant selections and practical work plans tailored to your tastes, vision and garden.
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Expert Implementation: From careful plant sourcing and delivery to precise arrangement and installation, I oversee each stage to ensure the perfect living landscape.
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Finishing & Ongoing Care: Post-planting pruning, shaping, and options for long-term maintenance to help your garden thrive.
My Services
We offer a range of services to bring your garden dreams to life, with every project underpinned by our expertise in soft landscaping. Our comprehensive services are designed to enhance, restore, and reinvent your garden's landscape and planted elements. We can also establish the groundwork for creating entirely new outdoor spaces, from a complete garden transformation to a simple garden makeover.
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Garden Design & Landscape Design (with or without Planting): A comprehensive service that takes you from initial concept to a fully realised new garden, where the hardscaping is designed to perfectly complement a thriving soft landscape.
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Garden Makeovers: An affordable and impactful way to refresh your space. We focus on enhancing the existing layout with new planting schemes, updated features, and a revitalised aesthetic to breathe new life into your garden.
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Garden Renovations: A more structural approach to updating a tired garden. This service involves improving existing elements, such as hardscaping, while a primary focus is given to overhauling the soft landscaping to create a more functional and cohesive space.
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Garden Transformations: The most dramatic service we offer, completely reinventing your outdoor space. We work with you to redesign the entire layout, with the new soft landscape at the heart of the vision.
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Planting Plans & Border Design: A focused service dedicated entirely to the soft landscape, creating bespoke planting plans that provide year-round interest and thrive in your specific garden’s conditions.
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Consultation & Advice: Not sure where to start? We offer a one-off consultation service to help you with layout ideas, plant selection, or general horticultural advice.
Creating A Brand New Garden Without A Formal Garden Design Example
A photo of a tired, overgrown, unloved front garden before garden rejuvenation and garden transformation process
A photo of the garden following garden reset process
A photo showing the landscape stage of this garden rejuvenation and garden transformation including new natural beds and new sleeper surround edging for the beds.
A photo showing new soil and application of conditioning products to the beds in preparation for planting stage of the garden rejuvenation and garden transformation project.
A photo showing the plants hand selected, sourced and prepped by us all lined up and ready for the planting arrangement and planting stages of the garden rejuvenation and garden transformation project.
A photo showing the plants arranged and ready for the planting stage of the garden rejuvenation and garden transformation project.
A photo showing completion of the planting with new turf stage resulting in completion of our garden rejuvenation and garden transformation project for the main house front garden bed.
A photo showing the plants arranged and ready for the planting stage of the garden rejuvenation and garden transformation project.
Garden Design & Landscape Design
Our Garden Design and our Landscape Design service is for clients who want to create a professional, creative, experienced hand in discovering and bringing to life their vision for their garden by partnering with us in designing a brand-new garden or outdoor landscape space from the ground up. This is a comprehensive, collaborative process where we design both landscape elements, ensuring the final result is a beautiful, functional, balanced aesthetically pleasing garden in keeping with your tastes. whole. Our passion and expertise shine through in the detailed planting schemes we create, as we believe a garden's true character comes from its living elements.
Our design process includes:
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Initial Consultation: A detailed discussion of your vision, needs, and lifestyle, with a particular focus on your desired soft landscape.
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Site Survey: A professional assessment of your garden's measurements, soil, and light conditions, crucial for successful planting.
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Concept Development: Creation of mood boards and sketches to help you envision the new space, with planting ideas at the forefront.
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Final Masterplan: A detailed plan that includes all hardscaping and lighting, meticulously integrated with a comprehensive planting plan.
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Project Management: We oversee the entire build process, with our team of landscapers and horticulturists ensuring the soft landscape is expertly installed.
Planting Plans & Planting Design
A great garden is defined by its plants. Our Planting Plans & Border Design service is a specialist offering for clients who are happy with their garden’s layout but want to inject new life and color. We are experts in creating planting schemes that provide continuous interest and are perfectly suited to your garden's unique conditions.
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Plant Palette Selection: We choose plants that match your style, from a wild and natural cottage garden to a sleek, modern, and minimalist look.
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Seasonal Interest: We design plans that ensure there is something beautiful to see, smell, or touch in every season.
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Sustainable & Low-Maintenance Options: We can design planting schemes that are beautiful yet easy to care for, using resilient and native species.
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Sourcing & Supply: We can source and supply high-quality plants from trusted nurseries, ensuring they are healthy and ready to thrive.
Garden Design & Planting
Planting is at the heart of every garden transformation, creating new scenes and atmospheres. Bringing together and combining our Garden Design & Landscape Design, Planting Plans & Planting Design Services and either our Residential or Commercial planting services we can design, create and decorate your new personal or commercial garden or outdoor space. In addition to these our expertise also encompass:
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New Garden Arrangements: We thoughtfully rearrange and replant your garden's existing flora, with the option for additional plants, to create fresh visual compositions.
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Feature & Specimen Plant Installation: We source and install unique, mature, or exotic plants to establish striking focal points and define specific garden areas.
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Hedge & Tree Planting: We provide thoughtful installation of hedges for boundaries and screening, and trees for shade, visual anchors, or to enhance the overall landscape design.
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Beds, Borders & Containers: We design, recondition, and expertly plant flower beds, borders, raised beds, and various containers for vibrant displays.
Garden Makeovers
A garden makeover is the perfect solution for those who love their garden's existing bones but feel it's in need of a refresh. We start with what you have and use our expertise to create a renewed look. This might include:
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Reinvigorating tired planting with new, vibrant schemes.
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Adding new features that complement the soft landscape, such as benches or water features.
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Refreshing existing hardscape with new finishes or colours.
The goal of a makeover is to achieve a significant, beautiful result by updating and enhancing the living elements of your garden.
Garden Renovations
For gardens with good potential but underlying issues, a renovation is the ideal choice. We address the core problems to ensure a long-lasting and functional outdoor space. Our renovation projects can include:
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Repairing or replacing old, cracked hardscaping.
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Building new raised beds or improving soil conditions to support new planting.
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Installing new drainage systems to protect the soft landscape.
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Overhauling existing borders with a completely new planting scheme.
Renovations are about providing a solid, refreshed foundation for your garden, ensuring it is structurally sound and ready for a beautiful new soft landscape.
Garden Transformations
For gardens with good potential but underlying issues, a renovation is the ideal choice. We address the core problems to ensure a long-lasting and functional outdoor space. Our renovation projects can include:
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Repairing or replacing old, cracked hardscaping.
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Building new raised beds or improving soil conditions to support new planting.
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Installing new drainage systems to protect the soft landscape.
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Overhauling existing borders with a completely new planting scheme.
Renovations are about providing a solid, refreshed foundation for your garden, ensuring it is structurally sound and ready for a beautiful new soft landscape.
Who Can Benefit?
My services are ideal for anyone looking to:
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Create a beautiful new garden from scratch or with a clear vision.
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Restore a tired garden to its full potential with a fresh makeover.
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Prepare a property for sale or rent, boosting curb appeal and value.
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Get your garden ready for a special event or party.
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Gain more enjoyment from a professionally designed and planted outdoor space.
My Service Area
Garden Rejuvenation with Mark Harrison is based in Hertford, Hertfordshire. I provide services for creating and transforming gardens across Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas, including: Hertford, Barnet, Brookmans Park, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Cuffley, Epping, Hoddesdon, Knebworth, London Colney, North London, Potters Bar, St Albans, Waltham Abbey, Ware, and Welwyn Garden City. For larger or specialist projects, I am also pleased to work further afield throughout London, Greater London, and Essex.
Get in Touch
Ready to discuss creating, designing or transforming your garden with an experienced and practical hand? Please contact me, Mark Harrison, to explore your vision and how I can help bring your outdoor space to life.
Please email me in the first instance with:
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Your contact details
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A brief description of the garden creation or transformation you're considering
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A few photos of your garden or the area you wish to transform (always appreciated!)
Kindest regards,
Mark Harrison
Garden Rejuvenation with Mark Harrison,
37 London Road,
Hertford P Hertfordshire,
SG13 7LG,
Phone: 01992 551543