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Hythe Garden Landscapes Ltd
Mark Hardy
8 weeks x 3 skilled landscapers
£72,506
Aug - Sep 2025
The Brief
Turn a tired patch of lawn into a welcoming garden for everyday family life and relaxed entertaining. Bring colour to an otherwise drab space and create new areas for growing plants & herbs, dining, relaxing and a specific place for the hot tub.
The design/ materials and planting
The geometric design creates a contemporary courtyard with classic proportions. This utterly English garden has an informal planting scheme which sits comfortably alongside natural stone paving, brick clay pavers, Cotswold gravel, reclaimed Oak sleepers and Corten Steel detailing.
Working with HGL
I’ve had the pleasure of partnering with Hythe Garden Landscapes on a number of projects and genuinely love working with Ben, Rob and the rest of the team.
As a garden designer, finding a landscaping team you can completely trust to bring a design to life is incredibly important. The HGL team really cares about what they do, and always take the time to understand the thinking behind my design, rather than simply building what’s on the drawing. They’re great at communicating throughout the build and working together when those inevitable little challenges come up on site.
The quality of their work and attention to detail is always excellent, but just as importantly, they’re a really friendly and professional team who are great with clients and a pleasure to collaborate with.
The finished garden
“Our back garden was a real challenge and not somewhere we enjoyed spending any time. Mark completely reimagined the space, pushing us gently to trust the design process, and the results are incredible!
The garden now has structure, texture and a real sense of calm, with beautiful planting that will only get better over time. It’s been brilliant to see the design come to life, and we’re already working with Mark again on our front garden. We couldn’t have asked for a better result.”
Client Feedback | Vicky, Kent
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