Based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Avant Garden Designs is your local expert for creating stunning outdoor spaces tailored to your vision. Whether you’re looking for a complete transformation, a peaceful retreat or simply a refreshed flower bed, we’ll work closely with you to bring your dream garden to life.
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By using CAD software, Avant Garden can design your dream outdoor space, filled with everything you could wish for. All it takes is a consultation to discuss your vision.
Below are a few example of projects using our CAD software – this enables us to be certain that your dream garden becomes a reality.
Following a career in banking and finance that spanned over 30 years, founder and business owner Sharon Thomson decided to go ‘back to school’ to follow her passion for design and enthusiasm for all things gardening and retrain as a garden designer.
Sharon studied with the British Academy of Garden Design and was awarded the Post Graduate Diploma in Garden Design (with Distinction).
Creating a new outdoor space can sometimes be daunting and expensive but Avant Garden provide a design service that will suit any size of project and within any budget.
Working closely with clients to design the perfect outdoor space is of paramount importance to Sharon and her associates, whether it be establishing a sustainable garden, a haven for wildlife, a sanctuary to relax in, or just a redesign of a single flower bed, the Avant Garden team can help you to create an outdoor space that you will fall in love with.
Perfect for clients who have a clear idea of their aims and ambitions, and a fixed budget.
All the benefits of the Concept Design Service, but for those who have a need for a more comprehensive plan.
The full Concept Design Service plus:
Whether it is a complete overhaul or just to refresh and transform your existing outdoor space.
Support and guidance with your project, no matter how big or small.
All Avant Garden designs are bespoke, individually tailored to your specific needs, therefore fees will vary, dependent on a number of key factors such as plot size, topography and design complexity.
We offer a video conferencing consultation to discuss your vision. A Face-to-Face consultation is available at a cost of £150, the cost of which will be deducted if you choose one of our packages*. Travel is included up to a distance of 30 miles from our base in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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We were very pleased with the professional garden design that Sharon produced. She put in a huge effort to consider our thoughts, and the finished design gave us much food for thought, with lots of interesting ideas. We would recommend her as she is a very professional and friendly person.
Not only was our garden design beautiful, practical and fitted our future way of use - what stood out for me, Sharon, LISTENED to our requirements. The design wasn’t “off the shelf” or “this is what I think you should have”. Never felt overruled or “I’m the designer” syndrome. Nothing was ever too much of a chore and everything was taken into account ie sun, wind, water, what plants go etc. I fully recommend Sharon of Avant Garden Design. Superb friendly service and very knowledgeable.
Sharon was superb! She is reliable, communicates well and really understood my needs and most importantly my taste in style and design. She was incredibly flexible and created a basic design for me (which is all I needed), plus a Pinterest board, and did so quickly. Sharon followed up by talking me through the ideas on a zoom call. I adore the design, it really opened up some new ideas for me. Thank you Sharon!
Not only did Sharon provide a beautiful bespoke garden design, she provided guidance on budget, our limitations, sun spots, what would grow where, we could not have received a more comprehensive service. Sharon is fantastic and what she does, and we would never have achieved what we did without her experience and support. I cannot fault the service provided, thank you so very much Sharon. Worth every penny!
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A minimal maintenance approach does not mean the sacrifice of aesthetics. Use of different types of hard surface to add texture and vibrancy. Low maintenance planting. Replace grassed areas with wildflowers or long grasses. Remove lawns and hedges. Use trees and shrubs that only need to be tidied up annually. Use of hardscaping materials with […]
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Sustainable landscaping is the application of a landscape strategy to help alleviate environmental impacts of manmade industry, development and evolution. Climate resilience is an important consideration within the built environment. For example, we know that the destruction of forest areas has damaged natural habitats and local ecosystems, therefore understanding the environmental impact and lifespan of […]
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