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A garden designed and built by Willow Alexander in Chislehurst
Garden Design & Build · Chislehurst

Garden design and build in Chislehurst.

A garden design and build studio, creating bespoke gardens across Chislehurst and the South East, from first sketch to final planting.

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A garden designed and built by the Willow Alexander studio
The Studio

One studio, from first sketch to final planting.


We are a garden design and build studio working across Chislehurst and the South East. Every commission is drawn, built and planted by our own team: survey and concept, hard landscaping, planting, and the care that follows.

One point of contact, nothing subcontracted, from the first site visit onwards.

Where we work

Designing in Chislehurst.


Chislehurst keeps a village feel that its BR7 postcode barely hints at, with the Common and its ponds at the centre and generous, mature plots running off the main roads. Many of the gardens we design here sit behind Victorian and Edwardian houses, or the substantial inter-war homes around the Common and Camden Park, where there is room for real structure: clipped hedging, specimen trees, and borders with genuine depth.

The ground tends to the free-draining greensand that runs through this part of the borough, which opens up a wide planting palette, from Mediterranean-leaning gravel schemes to lush, layered planting under an existing canopy. We design for what each plot wants, and for how it will look not just next summer, but in ten years' time.

The CommonCamden ParkElmsteadBickleyPetts WoodMottingham
BR7Design and build across the borough and its villages
A recent garden designed and built by Willow AlexanderA recent commission
How we work

From first conversation to a garden kept.

01

The Enquiry

An unhurried visit to walk the plot together, and an honest conversation about whether we are the right studio for your garden.

02

The Design

Concept directions, then a full scheme: layout, materials, levels, lighting and a planting plan drawn species by species. You sign off every detail.

03

The Build

Led by our own foreman and trades we've worked with for a decade. Weekly progress reports, one point of contact, nothing subcontracted out.

04

The Care

A garden reaches its best years after planting. Our own gardeners maintain many of our designs, pruning to intent and editing borders as they mature.

Recognised by
Featured on The List by House & GardenMember of the Guild of Master Craftsmen

Featured on House & Garden’s The List, and a member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen.

A designed English garden with a curved gravel path and mixed bordersNow taking commissions

Every garden begins with a conversation.

Tell us about your garden. We’ll arrange to walk it with you and let you know whether it’s a commission we can take on.

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Common questions

Garden design in Chislehurst.

Which parts of Chislehurst do you cover?

We design and build across Chislehurst and BR7, from the streets around the Common and Camden Park to Elmstead, Bickley and the Petts Wood side. If you are just outside, do still ask.

Do you design the larger, mature plots common in Chislehurst?

Yes, and they are some of our favourite commissions. Bigger plots give room for real structure, specimen trees, clipped hedging and borders with depth, the kind of garden that gains character every year.

Do you both design and build the garden?

Yes. Every commission is designed, built and planted by our own employed team, with one point of contact from the first visit onwards. Nothing is subcontracted out.

Do you look after the garden once it is built?

Yes. Our own gardeners maintain many of the gardens we design, frequently the same team who were on site during the build, so the planting is cared for exactly as it was intended. Explore garden maintenance

Begin a Chislehurst project

Let’s talk about your garden.

Send a few details and the studio will be in touch to arrange a first visit. We take on a limited number of gardens each year, so we read every enquiry ourselves.

  • A first conversation and site visit to understand your garden and what you’re hoping for.
  • Designed and built by our own employed teams, never subcontracted.
  • Full drawings and materials signed off before anything is built.
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