Family Garden Design
When designing a family garden, we realise that it has to be a practical space that must be fit for so many uses - from a children’s play area, to a stylish area for when the grown-ups want to entertain!
We work with you by taking any inspiration and family garden ideas you already have and incorporate them into the design. Whatever your idea - we can build it!
Have a look at some of our previous Child Friendly Garden Designs below and more can be found in our
Family Gardens portfolio
An uninteresting lawn stretched from one end to the other with a dip in the middle and a shed at one end.
The aim was to provide the two small children with some dedicated play space and a pleasing garden for the adults to enjoy.
This was the tiny garden to a terraced Victorian house belonging to a young family.Coming from Australia, our couple really missed the outside space for barbecuing and entertaining.
We designed a black limestone terrace adjacent to the new building to provide the smart, contemporary feel our clients wanted, but surrounded it with a timber handrail to tie in with the colonial feel of the new structure. Lush, tropical-style planting completes the look.
The family wanted a practical, but attractive garden for play and for entertaining. One important consideration was that the children wanted to include a trampoline.
Our clients asked us for a larger deck area by the house, together with another seating area - further down the garden to use at different times of the day to take advantage of the sun. They also wanted a more natural area to the rear with a woodland feel.
The design introduced interest to what otherwise could have been a large uninteresting expanse of grass by incorporating large interlocking brick circles. These were laid at the level of the lawn for ease of mowing.
A steep staircase with high risers and narrow treads down from the drawing room made this a potentially treacherous space for the children, or adults alike, as well as taking up garden space.
Our clients had two small children and wanted a play area with a lawn and space for the grown-ups too, including a dining area near to the house and a large workshop at the rear of the garden.
Our client asked for something stylish and contemporary with clean lines near the house.
To avoid the eye being drawn straight to the end of the garden, she also requested that some curves be introduced.
As with most gardens this size, and with a young family, space was at a premium and our clients wanted somewhere they could relax and entertain, and where their children could play.
Although well kept, the garden had been planted in a rather unimaginative way with boring shrubs and little seasonal colour.
Our clients wanted a traditional English country style garden with some formal touches.
The garden was dominated by a large swimming pool and as the children were grown up so instead our clients wanted a tranquil seating area surrounded by beautiful planting in which to entertain and relax.
Our clients wanted to open up the garden revealing it’s true size, whilst still retaining it’s traditional character. They also had a big birthday party in the garden coming up, so time was of the essence!
Rather than go with straight lines and angles, we chose a bold circular theme for the design, which ties in very well with the 1930’s style of the house.
Our clients had fond memories of holidays in the south of France and wanted to re-create something of a rustic French feel in their tiny London garden, using materials to suit the age of their property.
This was the invaluable outside space that came with our clients’ garden flat in a prestigious area of London but it was impractical for the young family.
Our clients requested a practical, but beautiful design with real ‘wow’ factor.
This was a substantial new-build property in a private road with views over a golf course.
Inspirational family garden designs
If you have the luxury of a large garden or if you are just looking at ideas for a small family garden design, you’ve come to the right place. Our family garden designs are all planned with space for the kids as well as that area for you to relax.
We can include water features that are safe for young children which can eventually be converted to a pond once the children are old enough. Or if you have a trampoline that dominates the garden, we can sink it into the ground so that it is not only unobtrusive, but is much safer to use.
Our experience building child friendly garden designs means we can bring lots of ideas and experience to your new garden - and you can start the process easily with a no obligation quotation from our professional team.
You can either fill out our enquiry form, or call us on 0845 603 2593 and speak to one of our friendly expert staff to start the process of designing your dream Family garden!
