Gardens in dialogue with architecture
Jane Houghton Garden Design Studio creates considered landscapes shaped through a close relationship between architecture, setting and the way a space is lived in.
Each project is developed with clarity and restraint, balancing strong spatial structure with layered, site-responsive planting to create gardens that feel grounded, immersive and enduring.
We work on a limited number of projects each year, allowing each garden to be developed with care, precision and long-term consideration.
Landscapes shaped through structure, planting and atmosphere — designed to feel settled, immersive and entirely part of their setting.
Clarity from outset to completion
Each project begins with a close reading of the site — its architecture, levels, orientation and atmosphere.
From this, a clear spatial framework is established, shaping circulation, terraces and planting in relation to one another.
The work is informed by how landscapes are built and established, ensuring alignment between design intent and long-term performance.
Cross House, Chester
A garden shaped in direct relationship to the architecture — composed to be experienced from within as much as from the landscape itself.
Defined views, controlled geometry and structured planting establish a clear framework, allowing the garden to read as a continuation of the house.
Grounded, immersive and enduring.
Gardens that settle into their surroundings and become more rewarding with time.
The studio
Private landscapes for considered homes
Projects range from complete redesigns to the refinement of individual areas, often alongside architectural works.
We typically work on projects with a construction value from £80,000 upwards.