These select bespoke garden projects were made with biodiversity, climate, people and memories in mind to each unique brief, to each client’s unique values.

The unifying garden design principles of all these garden design projects are simplicity, pared-back palettes, planting for biodiversity and climate. They are each a dream garden for their owners.

Private home gardens, school gardens, gym gardens and commercial properties.

Each project incorporates as many of our values as possible:

The 10 guiding Melanie Hick Garden Design project principles:

1. Belonging, sense of place, stewardship

2. Climate resilience for a robust future

3. Accessible ways in to the garden

4. Discovery and play to connect with nature and each other

5. Emotional wellness for rest, grounding and resonance.

6. Spatial organisation - the pleasing outcome of good design

7. Cultural meaning with art, storytelling and artefacts

8. Species-specific habitat to measure our effectiveness

9. Reclaimed and low carbon materials

10. Retain high value existing trees and links to history