“What clients say”
“Judi advised us and guided us on our journey from design, through to planting, and now continues to advise on maintenance to ensure a healthy, growing garden.
We enjoyed every step, including visiting the garden nurseries with Judi to look at and select the plants that we like, with her advice on what would work.
The designs were beautifully laid out on paper for us, listing every plant with images of each one, and Judi arranged delivery of the plants ahead of planting day.
Planting day was an absolute joy – watching the design take shape and seeing the plan all come together!
Judi is passionate about plants and flowers and the joy she gets from delivering what people want and need is infectious.”
We recommend Judi very highly “
“I had the pleasure of working with Judi on the redesign of my bgarden. I was really pleased with the service provided and am very happy with the end result.
From our first meeting Judi showed such passion and enthusiasm for the project – you’d think it was her own garden that she was designing.
She came up with inspiring designs and worked with me to make sure they met our requirements in terms of appearance, practicality and budget.
Above all we had real fun working on this project together and I always looked forward to Judi’s visits. I’m sure we’ll be calling on Judi’s services again in the future and I would thoroughly recommend her to anybody embarking on a garden project..“
“Both Alex and Judi were extremely helpful (and very patient with us) while we worked out the design that we wanted.
Alex’s team then reproduced the design with care and attention to detail and Judi completed the transformation with a well thought out planting scheme.
We are very pleased with the end result, it has completely transformed our back garden. Thank you all.“
“My challenge to Judi, was to give me a garden that my family of cats & rabbits could enjoy; whilst having a client with the ability to kill a cactus and unbearable anxiety.
What I got was a garden that works on every level and is truly a garden for all, that when I am in it, I feel safe & calm. What I wasn’t expecting was something that actually is just as much for me, as it is my animals.
Being able to say I love watching the plants change daily and wondering what the next change in weather will bring, is something I now enjoy waking up to each morning.
Through Judi’s unwavering desire to empower me to enjoy the process and the outcome, I can say it has made an immeasurable impact on my wellbeing and for that reason, my garden is priceless..“
“First class design and project management for large area of new trees and shrubs at Letchworth Golf Club. On completion, the new area has been well received by all members and visitors and provides a wonderful backdrop to our opening hole. Thoroughly impressed by Judi’s management and implementation of the project.“
“Judi is an exceptional garden designer, with so much gentle passion for her craft and an ability to truly listen. Her design has transformed our garden into one that we will want to spend endless time in with our family and friends. It’s now a really important feature of our home incorporating some lovely innovative aspects while responding to our needs which she helped us to explore and articulate through our early discussions. We are thrilled with the outcome and immensely grateful to Judi.”
“For some time I had it in my mind to commission a garden designer to advise me as to any changes I could make to improve the overall “look and feel “ of the back garden. Just happened to be looking at our local community group website and saw Judi Samuels Garden Design, which prompted me to make contact.
Judi came round for initial viewing and discussion and I very quickly realised she completely ‘got it’. She asked me questions about the general look I would like to achieve, and used words like “disconnected “ to describe its current state. Judi created a planting plan based on our discussions, which included a fairly radical change to one part of the garden, that I would not have even considered before her input. What started as a desire to tweak my garden has resulted in a major overhaul – and I couldn’t be more delighted with the finished product.
From first meeting with Judi it was very clear that not only did she have a deep knowledge of her subject, but an irrepressible passion to deliver from ‘plan-to-planting’. From inception to completion and beyond, Judi has kept in touch to ensure her work continues to delight.”
“We needed help to plan our very blank garden space. Judi came up with an amazing design, while managing to fit in all our requests – space for the adults, space for the kids, storage which doesn’t look out of place, some screening and low maintenance planting. The final result is just fabulous and we are so pleased. It is not something that we could ever have come up with ourselves! Judi has been great to work with, gently nudging us to make good decisions and being patient with us when we weren’t always so responsive.”
Judi has been passionate and collaborative throughout the design, development and implementation process and has invested time in understanding, exploring and exquisitely delivering a beautiful and breathtaking garden. Judi has a warm and open communication style and her design and creative ideas are engaging, extraordinary and inspirational. Judi invests an incredible amount of energy and commitment into her work, and continually strives to create spaces that are meaningful and captivating. Her attention to design detail, flow and form are exceptional.
Judi has created a unique and special sanctuary and a place that we will enjoy, share and explore for years to come. It has been a joy to spend time with Judi and learn from her creativity and horticultural brilliance, knowledge and expertise. Judi has transformed our home and garden and created an outdoor space and experience that we love and will cherish, always.
We cannot thank you enough, Judi – one of the best investment decisions we ever made.”
This was followed up with a planting plan. Minor changes were made until I was totally happy. Nothing was too much trouble and I feel this service was more than I had hoped for. My ideas were honoured and expanded upon using her expert knowledge on plants. I also asked Judi to source, purchase and plant the chosen plants, I know this took some considerable time but again nothing was too much trouble. I feel we received an incredible service. The result has surpassed our expectations. We love it. Money well spent.”
Having recently moved house, I decided that my garden needed a makeover. I trawled through Google searches on the internet, asked a number of local garden designers for advice and a quote and am so glad that I chose Judi. As soon as I met her, we struck up a good rapport and I knew that I could work with her and trust her with my garden.
Judi is passionate about what she does, and is brimming over with ideas but she took great care to listen to what I wanted and incorporate this into her design. She consulted with me frequently throughout the design, commissioning and planting stages to ensure that I was happy with how it was developing. I had prepared a list of my favourite plants and everyone is, or will be, in my new garden. I live quite a distance from Judi but she was happy to project manage and went to great lengths to source local companies and materials for my project and sort out any issues which arose.
We chose the worst time of year to start the work – the end of January, but Judi and her team worked uncomplainingly through some appalling weather, including Storm Imogen. Not only this, but she made me feel that my garden project and what I wanted were the most important things in the world for her.
Judi has extraordinary vision and has transformed my garden. She will be returning in spring to plant the perennials which are not available in winter and I can’t wait to see how my garden develops.
My garden needed some TLC after the winter so I decided to seek help with planting and re-design. I found Judi on Freeindex and was impressed by her enthusiasm and energy. Judi drew out a new plan for our garden then selected and sourced the plants to help fill in the beds. Planting and landscaping was done over 6 days in all weathers. She and her team worked very hard to complete the project. I am now enjoying my lovely garden.
Are you looking for an inspiring gardener to make your vision for your garden a reality? We wanted a garden that lends itself to family life suitable for multiple uses. From the outset, Judi listened to our ideas and incorporated our wishes into a bespoke small garden design in a way that we would not have been able to do! The Plan was a 2D colour drawing of what our garden would look like including the names and colours of thirty plus different plants – exciting! Once work began, we hit a snag – a number of large unwanted concrete slabs (including an air raid shelter) were discovered around our garden. However, we were impressed by how Judi effortlessly and professionally resolved this matter along with equally charming colleague Tony and a useful power drill! Roll forward to the present and we have an attractive, larger looking new garden, in which we are able to sit, play, eat from, swing, barbecue and just relax…all at the same time! Thank you Judi for being ingenious, flexible, always mindful of our budget and a pleasure to work with!
I was looking for a re-think of my small garden and I was recommended Judi by a friend. When I first meet Judi I took to her straight away, she was very friendly and understood exactly what I needed for my small garden (I particularly wanted low maintenance plants). Judi selected all the plants for me and I was very impressed with her plants knowledge . She has improved my garden so much and I am now looking forward to seeing them grow. I am more than happy to recommend her.