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5 Best Garden Design Services in London (2026)

Independently ranked by our review of ratings, reviews and reputation · How we chose

Brad Smith
By Brad Smith, Home Services Expert · ✓ Data verified July 2026 · 8 min read

A garden brief in London is rarely simple: a north-facing courtyard, a leaking basement flat below, or a roof terrace with nowhere to hide a bin store. The garden design services in London on this page hold ratings between 4.8 and a perfect 5.0, and the busiest of them has already logged 230 reviews on its own.

Short answer: Meristem Design and Landspace Design share the top rating on our list at a perfect 5.0, with Meristem carrying more reviews at 87. MyLandscapes is the specialist for roof terraces and balconies, running since 2001, while GreenFellas is included here mainly for garden fencing and boundary work rather than full landscape design. Full garden rebuilds vary hugely by size and hard landscaping, so get a detailed, itemised quote before you commit.
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London's Garden Design Shortlist, Compared

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 GreenFellas Garden Fencing North London 4.8 230 Garden fencing & boundary work View ›
2 Meristem Design 5.0 87 Public & institutional green infrastructure View ›
3 MyLandscapes 4.8 90 Roof terraces, balconies & rooftop gardens View ›
4 Chic Landscapes Ltd 4.9 79 Full design-and-build garden rebuilds View ›
5 Landspace Design 5.0 62 Full-service design, build & planning coordination View ›
5 Best Garden Design Services in London (2026)

Our five picks, reviewed

GreenFellas Garden Fencing North London logo
#1 Overall🕑 Open 7 days

GreenFellas Garden Fencing North London

4.8230 Google reviews

GreenFellas is a fencing and landscape contractor covering the London boroughs of Haringey, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Barnet and Enfield, and its core business is new garden fences, fence repairs and boundary work rather than full landscape design. The team, led by Dave, also takes on general garden landscaping alongside fencing jobs. It's the odd one out on this list, included partly because Google categorises it as a landscape designer too, but most of its reviews describe fence installations specifically.

What people praise

  • Consistently praised for tidy, well-finished fence installations
  • Handled tricky site conditions, an unstraight boundary line and existing foliage, without extra drama
  • Added a custom hedgehog-highway detail on request, a sign of attention to small asks
  • Quick to schedule and communicative throughout, per multiple reviewers

Worth knowing

  • This is primarily a fencing specialist, not a full garden design studio, worth confirming scope before booking if you also want planting and design
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.8 / 5
Review volume230 · 98th
Confidencehigh
Recency3 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown90% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Ranks here on volume and rating alone, 230 reviews at 4.8 is the deepest track record on this list, but if you want a designed garden rather than a new boundary, the other four businesses here are a closer fit.

Meristem Design logo
#2🕑 Open 5 days/wk

Meristem Design

5.087 Google reviews

Meristem Design is a Clerkenwell-based landscape and urban greening studio that designs SuDS planters, rain gardens, green walls and public green spaces for local authorities, schools and commercial clients across London. The team runs projects from initial design through installation, and its portfolio includes parklets, custom planters and campus-scale green infrastructure for organisations like Imperial College London. Reviewers describe both finished design quality and hands-on educational workshops run alongside installations.

What people praise

  • Perfect 5.0 across every review in the sample, the only business here with zero non-five-star reviews
  • Portfolio spans public authority, education and commercial projects, not just residential gardens
  • Praised for smooth, minimal-disruption installs even in busy sites like working schools
  • Runs educational workshops alongside installations for school and community projects
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating5 / 5
Review volume87 · 88th
Confidencemoderate
Recency5 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown100% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The top pick if your project is public-facing, a school, a campus or a local-authority green space, its specialism in sustainable urban greening isn't something the more residential-focused businesses here offer.

45-47 Clerkenwell Grn, London EC1R 0EB

MyLandscapes logo
#3🕑 Open 7 days

MyLandscapes

4.890 Google reviews

MyLandscapes is a roof garden and terrace design studio led by Amir Schlezinger, working across London since 2001 on balconies, penthouse terraces and rooftop gardens. The team designs and builds custom planters, lighting and irrigation as one package, and reviewers describe long-running relationships; one client used the studio for two roof-terrace projects across sixteen years. It's a specialist in vertical, space-constrained sites rather than ground-level gardens.

What people praise

  • Over two decades of roof and terrace design experience in London specifically
  • Custom planters, lighting and irrigation designed and installed as one package
  • Long client relationships, including repeat commissions years apart
  • Detailed plant knowledge cited repeatedly as a strength

Worth knowing

  • One long-term client noted some newer plants had to be swapped after growing taller than expected, worth discussing mature plant heights upfront
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.8 / 5
Review volume90 · 93th
Confidencemoderate
Recency11 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown94% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Third on this list at 4.8, and the clear specialist if your project is a roof terrace, balcony or other space-constrained site rather than a ground-floor garden.

6a Sydney Rd, London N10 2LP

Chic Landscapes Ltd logo
#4🕑 Open 6 days/wk

Chic Landscapes Ltd

4.979 Google reviews

Chic Landscapes is a landscape gardening company in Wandsworth that has worked across London for over two decades, covering everything from initial design and inspiration through to planting. Led by Michael, the team takes on both front and back garden rebuilds and related structural work; one review describes a full outbuilding refurbishment alongside prior garden work for the same client. Reviewers describe the team advising on layout for customers who arrive without a fixed plan.

What people praise

  • Handles the full process, initial design, layout advice, hard landscaping and planting
  • Repeat clients specifically mention using the team for more than one project
  • Praised for fair, competitive quotes compared with other landscapers contacted
  • Careful, tidy site work called out even on multi-day, multi-property jobs
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating4.9 / 5
Review volume79 · 83th
Confidenceearly
Recency10 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown97% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Fourth here at 4.9, a hair below the two leaders on review volume rather than quality, this is a strong, design-through-build option for a full garden rebuild.

30- 34 Groton Rd, London SW18 4EP

Landspace Design logo
#5🕑 Open 5 days/wk

Landspace Design

5.062 Google reviews

Landspace Design is a garden design and build studio covering London, Suffolk and Essex, run by Seb and Kate, offering everything from initial consultation through construction using an in-house team of groundworkers, carpenters and stoneworkers. Its portfolio spans small city gardens through to large country plots, roof terraces and school and public-space commissions. Reviewers describe clear project roadmaps at the start and coordination with other contractors, like garden-office installers, working on the same site.

What people praise

  • In-house team covers groundwork, carpentry, brickwork and stonework, not subcontracted piecemeal
  • Portfolio ranges from small city gardens to large country properties and public spaces
  • Reviewers praise clear project roadmaps and timeline communication from the outset
  • Coordinated successfully with other tradespeople working the same site, per one client

Worth knowing

  • One reviewer flagged issues with a subcontracted electrician and a planning-permission gap, worth clarifying who handles permits and third-party trades upfront
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Rating5 / 5
Review volume62 · 73th
Confidenceearly
Recency6 weeks ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown98% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Ties for the top rating at a perfect 5.0 but ranks fifth on the smallest review count here, still a strong, well-documented choice for a full design-and-build project.

F9, Peabody Estate, Farringdon Ln, London EC1R 3BQ

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How we score these garden designers

Rating is the live Google average. Review volume tracks how many customers have actually left feedback, weighed against the rest of the field. Confidence combines both, so a perfect score on a smaller sample scores lower than a strong score on a much larger one. Recency checks how recently people are still reviewing. No business can pay to move any of these numbers.

What does garden design cost in London? (2026)

Garden design pricing in London depends heavily on plot size, whether the project includes hard landscaping such as decking, paving or walls alongside planting, and site access; a ground-floor garden is a very different job to a roof terrace that needs materials carried or craned up. We don’t have a reliably sourced local price table for this category, so treat any figure you see elsewhere with caution and get a written, itemised quote from a site visit before committing.

Serving London and the wider South East

These five businesses cover most of the city between them, GreenFellas in North London, Meristem and Landspace based centrally near Clerkenwell, MyLandscapes just north in Muswell Hill, and Chic Landscapes south of the river in Wandsworth. Landspace also extends into Suffolk and Essex. A search for “garden design near me” from almost anywhere in London should surface at least one of these five.

What to ask before you hire a garden designer

  • Do you handle design only, or design and build together?
  • Is hard landscaping such as paving, decking or walls included in the quote, or costed separately?
  • Who handles planning permission if my project needs it?
  • What plant sizes are you specifying, and how will the garden look in five years, not just on install day?
  • Do you coordinate with other trades already booked on-site, like electricians or joiners?
  • What’s the aftercare or maintenance plan once planting is complete?

Frequently asked questions

Are these rankings paid?

No. Rankings come from public Google data. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner (badge + top placement), but that never changes another business’s score or position.

Which London garden designer has the highest rating?

Meristem Design and Landspace Design both hold a perfect 5.0, with Meristem carrying the larger review count of the two.

Is GreenFellas actually a garden design service?

Mostly it’s a fencing specialist. It shows up here partly because Google categorises it as a landscape designer too, but most of its reviews describe fence installation rather than full garden design.

Who should I call for a roof terrace or balcony garden?

MyLandscapes specialises specifically in roof gardens, terraces and balconies and has run that specialism in London since 2001.

How often is this list updated?

We verified these ratings and review counts in July 2026 and refresh them as the underlying Google data changes.

The bottom line

Meristem Design is the standout if your project is public-facing or sustainability-focused, and Landspace Design or Chic Landscapes are the stronger calls for a full residential design-and-build. If you actually just need a new fence, GreenFellas is the specialist, not the other four. Whoever you choose, get a written, itemised quote before signing.

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