Indoor garden with various green plants, wooden slatted wall, glass with black lattice pattern, and sunlight casting shadows.

Bespoke Garden Design Across Cheshire, North Wales and North West England

A abstract design with four quadrants: top-left in tan, top-right in white, bottom-left in dark gray, and bottom-right in white.

“We design contemporary, planting-led gardens that balance structure, softness, and everyday usability—creating outdoor spaces that feel as good to live in as they look.” -Jane Houghton principle landscape designer

Award winning design Cheshire. Garden Designer Neston. Garden designer Parkgate. Garden Design Malpas. Garden design Broxton
Book a design consultation
Jane houghton RHS show feature 2022 Tatton Show Planting designer

About

Jane Houghton is an award-winning landscape and garden designer based in Chester, working across Cheshire, the Wirral including Heswall, and North Wales. Her studio specialises in thoughtfully designed private landscapes for substantial homes and country properties, creating gardens that feel like a natural extension of the architecture and surrounding landscape.

Black and white photo of a woman with short hair, wearing a patterned scarf and a knit sweater, looking at the camera with a slight smile, in an indoor setting with blurred background.

Studio Founder

Jane Houghton

bsc (hons) Fdsc.

Jane holds a BSc (Hons) in Landscape Design and Management and a Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Garden and Landscape Design. Her horticultural knowledge has been shaped through study at leading horticultural colleges, hands-on experience working in specialist local plant nurseries, and many years of personal cultivation within her own garden.

Alongside her design work, Jane has a long-standing interest in sketching, painting and illustration, which plays an important role in her creative process. Hand drawing allows her to explore ideas, communicate design concepts clearly, and capture the character and atmosphere of a garden in its early stages.

Her work is characterised by clear spatial structure, carefully chosen materials and botanically rich, layered planting compositions that mature and evolve beautifully over time. Each garden is carefully shaped by the architecture of the home, the character of the surrounding landscape, and the lifestyle of the people who will use the space.

This artistic approach encourages careful observation of form, texture and seasonal change, helping to shape gardens that feel both thoughtfully composed and naturally connected to their surroundings.

projects
About our Studio
Courtyard.Day.Rev.1.jpg

A recently completed design.

The townhouse tarporley

Spa retreat and wellness garden Cheshire

Arrange a private consultation to discuss your project

Our Process

A clear, professional process designed to deliver exceptional results.

Explore a typical design process

Follow Us on Social

Thank you for your lovely words @white.etc_ I am so pleased you love your new garden as much as I have loved working with you. Side note for exceptionally beautiful and creative wedding flowers you would struggle to find anyone who puts more heart a
You see them at every Chelsea, but this year the orange coloured Geums have run wild and really caught the imagination of gardeners and designers alike. Here's why they are such a useful plant… Geums are known for their tolerance to differe
So its time to say to your client 'Lets talk about plants' Seems a simple stage in the garden process? Not at all! A lot of thought goes into the planting design stage, and it is personally something I pride myself in and have built this studio aroun
So the design was approved and the portfolio of drawings and plans and specifications was sent off to the landscapers @landigo_ltd for quoting. Their first task was to clear the site (picture 3 and 4) Pic 2 shows the rubble hidden under the surface