My name is Ann Balmforth and I am a garden designer based in the middle of Thomas Hardy's Wessex, near Dorchester, Dorset. This means that I can also cover the local areas of Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. During this Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation, I am continuing to work with existing clients and am happy to offer free initial consultations to new clients via video calls to discuss requirements and preferences, and then my husband and I can survey your garden while following the Government guidelines on social distancing. All following meetings can also be held via video calls. We can exchange ideas by telephone, email, video call and WhatsApp. As it takes time to discuss and prepare a design, it means that you will be ready to construct your garden once the lock down rules are relaxed.
I have been analysing requirements, designing gardens and managing projects for many years, as well as creating my own garden that has been endorsed as a wildlife garden by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. My garden designs are distributed across a number of categories, so scroll through them at the top of this page then select View The Gardens to browse through the different designs.
As an experienced garden designer, I have created beautiful and effective designs for all types of clients, ranging from small town or cottage gardens, contemporary courtyards to large rural landscapes. Each garden is a bespoke and innovative design, drawn by hand, after spending sufficient time with each client to understand their specific requirements. I believe that it is important to have enough time to listen to clients.
My clients have ranged across Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Hampshire and their gardens varied in style, from a courtyard for a couple to a family garden, to a suburban garden or to a one acre farmhouse garden. Some have been sloping gardens, some have been awkward shapes, all of them have been individually designed and drawn by hand to meet the client's requirements. I am a passionate garden designer/landscape architect and love the challenges of new projects, whatever the size, shape, aspect or gradient, and love working with people to achieve their dreams. I can also recommend landscape contractors to construct your design which I am happy to monitor.
ann balmforth GARDEN DESIGNS
MSc., MSGD, Dip. Professional Garden Design