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Wharf Rd
London, N1
United Kingdom

07970809205

Garden Design London

Award-winning garden designers for North London homes and families.

Garden and Landscape Design

North London

Welcome to Living Gardens. We are Jonathan Martin and Loi Man: two passionate garden and landscape designers who create and care for beautiful gardens in North London and beyond.

Established in 2005, we specialise in transforming London town gardens and courtyards, where space and light are often at a premium. We provide creative designs crafted for your unique garden setting, to enjoy throughout the seasons.

To ensure the highest quality results we offer a full consultation, design, build and planting service.

With our established team and trusted suppliers, we will manage the whole project, from planning to planting.

Would you like to contact us about your garden project?

We’d love to hear from you and discuss your garden design ideas. We can help with any aspect of the project.

We're specialists in these types of gardens

Modern town gardens for outdoor living

Our designs for outdoor living spaces are perfect for London townhouses, creating an inspirational space that extends your home and lifestyle into the garden.

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Small garden design and courtyards

Whether you envisage a contemporary outdoor room or a traditional small town garden, we can transform your existing courtyards, creating a wonderful outdoor space to enjoy.

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Low maintenance and family friendly gardens

With our help and experience  it’s still possible to have a garden which is beautiful, child-friendly garden and won’t require too constant maintenance.

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Steppingstones through low mounds of mediterranean planting create a beautiful journey in this north London small courtyard garden. The false door in the rear wall gives a sense of space beyond, opening this beautiful enclosure out in the mind’
Steppingstones through low mounds of mediterranean planting create a beautiful journey in this north London small courtyard garden. The false door in the rear wall gives a sense of space beyond, opening this beautiful enclosure out in the mind’s eye. #gardendesignLondon #smallcourtyardgarden #northLondon #gardendesignideas #lawnalternatives #lowmaintenancegardenideas #sustainablegardendesign #islingtongardendesign #centrallondongardendesigner #northlondongardendesigner #eastlondongardendesigner #littlegreen #littlegreengarden
Living walls are a fantastic way of capitalising on space in small courtyard gardens, as seen in this St John’s Wood garden design, NW8. #gardendesignslondon #towngarden #gardendesign #landscapedesign #landscapedesigner #livingwall #nw8 #nort
Living walls are a fantastic way of capitalising on space in small courtyard gardens, as seen in this St John’s Wood garden design, NW8. #gardendesignslondon #towngarden #gardendesign #landscapedesign #landscapedesigner #livingwall #nw8 #northlondongarden #northlondongardens #courtyardgarden #gardendesignideas #smallgarden #sustainablegarden #livinggardens
We love to use reclaimed materials in many of our front garden designs, particularly with listed buildings and in conservation areas where they compliment the surrounding architecture, as in this Tufnell Park garden. This feature crab apple tree pro
We love to use reclaimed materials in many of our front garden designs, particularly with listed buildings and in conservation areas where they compliment the surrounding architecture, as in this Tufnell Park garden. This feature crab apple tree provides year-round interest with blossom, fruit and foliage changing throughout the seasons. Here we have underplanted with Erigeron karvinskianus and English lavender. #lavendula #lavendulahidcote #lavender #erigeron #malusrobusta #crabapple #reclaimedyorkstone #reclaimedyellowstocks #frontgarden #frontgardendesignideas #livinggardens #sustainablegardens #northlondon #northlondongardendesigners #londongardendesign #tufnellpark #northislington #islingtongardens #gardensofinstagram
Geranium rosanne and anemone honorine jobert blooming profusely in the crisp autumn sunshine. Check out our latest article (link in profile) for tips in making the most of this splendid season. #livinggardens #autumnflowers #anemonehonorinejobert
Geranium rosanne and anemone honorine jobert blooming profusely in the crisp autumn sunshine. Check out our latest article (link in profile) for tips in making the most of this splendid season. #livinggardens #autumnflowers #anemonehonorinejobert #anemoneflowers #geranium #geraniumrosanne #flowersofinstagram #autumn #gardendesignideas
October dahlias defying the cold weather and dusky evenings to keep us cooped up indoors! Check out our latest article on creating autumn interest in your garden (see link in biog). #gardendesignideas #gardendesigninspiration #livinggardens #islin
October dahlias defying the cold weather and dusky evenings to keep us cooped up indoors! Check out our latest article on creating autumn interest in your garden (see link in biog). #gardendesignideas #gardendesigninspiration #livinggardens #islingtongardens #northlondongardens #autumnflowers #dhalias #pinkflowers #dhaliasofinstagram
A perfect example of autumnal interest with Salvia ‘love and kisses’ and a mixed canopy of trees in this stunning Islington garden. Reclaimed York stone glimmers in the recent showers, giving this contemporary garden room the perfect secl
A perfect example of autumnal interest with Salvia ‘love and kisses’ and a mixed canopy of trees in this stunning Islington garden. Reclaimed York stone glimmers in the recent showers, giving this contemporary garden room the perfect secluded aspect to enjoy the season’s rich array of colours from. #londongardendesigners #livinggardens #salvialoveandkisses #islingtongardens #gardendesignideas #reclaimedmaterials #outdoorroom #contemporarygardendesign
Gravel gardens help to conserve rain water and reduce run off, balancing the human and environmental needs of an urban landscape. Better still, the majority of plants that thrive here are beautiful, low maintenance choices that will support local bio
Gravel gardens help to conserve rain water and reduce run off, balancing the human and environmental needs of an urban landscape. Better still, the majority of plants that thrive here are beautiful, low maintenance choices that will support local biodiversity. This everflowering Gladiolus, (Gladiolus tristis concolor) is, true to its common name, painting the autumn afternoon pink. For more sustainable garden design ideas, check out the article linked in our biog.
Succulents are well adapted to withstand future heatwaves, and can look particularly stylish in contemporary courtyard gardens. Follow the link in our profile to read our latest article on sustainable garden design ideas.
Succulents are well adapted to withstand future heatwaves, and can look particularly stylish in contemporary courtyard gardens. Follow the link in our profile to read our latest article on sustainable garden design ideas.
Enjoying the low September light in this Provence inspired, low maintenance courtyard garden in N1.
Enjoying the low September light in this Provence inspired, low maintenance courtyard garden in N1.
Verbena rigida and various dahlias painting the autumn boarders. These can all be used as beautiful cut flowers, bringing a palette of your stunning September garden indoors in a tall bouquet.
Verbena rigida and various dahlias painting the autumn boarders. These can all be used as beautiful cut flowers, bringing a palette of your stunning September garden indoors in a tall bouquet.
Sedums are the glory of the new season, welcoming autumn in with a luscious array of pinks, purples and greens. Great for pollinators, slug resistant and drought tolerant, they are another fabulous choice for future proofing your gardens. The vario
Sedums are the glory of the new season, welcoming autumn in with a luscious array of pinks, purples and greens. Great for pollinators, slug resistant and drought tolerant, they are another fabulous choice for future proofing your gardens. The various species pictured here include Hylotelephium spectabile ‘starburst’, photographed in Kew Gardens’ Evolution Garden, Hylotelephium telephium ‘Altropurpureum’, and our personal favourite - Hylotelephium telephium ‘Autumn Joy’.
The beautifully planted roof garden on this North Islington extension creates a fantastic vantage point whether looking down onto the garden from the house or looking back at the period property. Working closely with @robertrhodesarchitecture helpe
The beautifully planted roof garden on this North Islington extension creates a fantastic vantage point whether looking down onto the garden from the house or looking back at the period property. Working closely with @robertrhodesarchitecture helped to ensure that this garden design harmonised the contemporary build with its conservation area surroundings.
Steppingstones through low mounds of mediterranean planting create a beautiful journey in this north London small courtyard garden. The false door in the rear wall gives a sense of space beyond, opening this beautiful enclosure out in the mind’ Living walls are a fantastic way of capitalising on space in small courtyard gardens, as seen in this St John’s Wood garden design, NW8. #gardendesignslondon #towngarden #gardendesign #landscapedesign #landscapedesigner #livingwall #nw8 #nort We love to use reclaimed materials in many of our front garden designs, particularly with listed buildings and in conservation areas where they compliment the surrounding architecture, as in this Tufnell Park garden. This feature crab apple tree pro Geranium rosanne and anemone honorine jobert blooming profusely in the crisp autumn sunshine. Check out our latest article (link in profile) for tips in making the most of this splendid season. #livinggardens #autumnflowers #anemonehonorinejobert October dahlias defying the cold weather and dusky evenings to keep us cooped up indoors! Check out our latest article on creating autumn interest in your garden (see link in biog). #gardendesignideas #gardendesigninspiration #livinggardens #islin A perfect example of autumnal interest with Salvia ‘love and kisses’ and a mixed canopy of trees in this stunning Islington garden. Reclaimed York stone glimmers in the recent showers, giving this contemporary garden room the perfect secl Gravel gardens help to conserve rain water and reduce run off, balancing the human and environmental needs of an urban landscape. Better still, the majority of plants that thrive here are beautiful, low maintenance choices that will support local bio Succulents are well adapted to withstand future heatwaves, and can look particularly stylish in contemporary courtyard gardens. Follow the link in our profile to read our latest article on sustainable garden design ideas. Enjoying the low September light in this Provence inspired, low maintenance courtyard garden in N1. Verbena rigida and various dahlias painting the autumn boarders. These can all be used as beautiful cut flowers, bringing a palette of your stunning September garden indoors in a tall bouquet. Sedums are the glory of the new season, welcoming autumn in with a luscious array of pinks, purples and greens. Great for pollinators, slug resistant and drought tolerant, they are another fabulous choice for future proofing your gardens. The vario The beautifully planted roof garden on this North Islington extension creates a fantastic vantage point whether looking down onto the garden from the house or looking back at the period property. Working closely with @robertrhodesarchitecture helpe