Garden Design & Landscaping Transformation in Tring

Tring, Heretfordshire

Renewing an established garden in Tring

This Tring garden combines the character of an established landscape with new paths, seasonal planting, a distinctive water feature and carefully connected outdoor spaces.

The existing garden had become tired, with deteriorating surfaces, overgrown beds and areas that no longer worked comfortably together. The brief was to give it a renewed sense of purpose while respecting its mature setting.

For Steve and Rees, a garden transformation brings design and practical landscaping together. Careful preparation, setting out and finishing help turn the overall plan into a space that feels welcoming and comfortable to use.

A clearer layout and planting for the seasons

The scheme reorganises the beds, lawn and routes through the garden, creating stronger connections between the different areas. Removing tired surfaces and overgrown planting made room for a more considered arrangement.

Architectural shrubs, textured grasses and flowering perennials provide a changing combination of colour and form. Pottery features add individual character among the planting.

Steve and Rees consider both the finished appearance and how a garden will develop. Planting needs suitable preparation, room to establish and a layout that allows the owners to enjoy and maintain it.

A sweeping clay-paver path

A curved path in warm clay pavers brings movement through the garden and gives the lawn a clearer shape. Its route connects the spaces while sitting comfortably within the established landscape.

Building curves requires accurate setting out, consistent alignment and neatly formed edges. These details help a flowing design feel natural once it has been constructed.

A glass and stainless-steel water feature

An Alison Armour water feature creates a focal point, with glass and stainless steel contrasting against the softer planting. Circular stone detailing reinforces its form.

This area replaces a previously waterlogged part of the lawn. Self-binding gravel and decorative features complete a space that feels distinct while remaining connected to the wider garden.

For Steve and Rees, features like these need consideration of ground preparation, levels and the surrounding surfaces alongside their appearance.

Poolside changing room and Millboard platforms

Beside the pool, a changing room and broad platform steps create a more usable arrangement. Millboard decking gives the platforms a coordinated finish and connects the practical facilities with the outdoor space.

Care over the supports, levels and edges contributes to the completed result. Steve and Rees bring the same attention to detailed decking work as they do to the surrounding landscaping.

Raised planters for growing your own

Bespoke raised planters respond to the owners’ enjoyment of gardening, providing defined areas for herbs, vegetables or seasonal flowers.

They introduce another way to use the garden, combining productive growing space with the wider planting scheme. Their position, proportions and construction help them feel part of the overall layout.

A woodland-inspired glen

Towards the rear of the garden, multistem Betula utilis ‘Jacquemontii’ trees rise through wild-seed planting. Their pale trunks and light canopy create a quieter contrast with the more formal areas.

This corner adds texture, movement and a different atmosphere. It demonstrates how varied spaces can belong within one garden when their relationships are thoughtfully planned.

A garden office with views to enjoy

The garden office looks out across the landscape, with views shaped by the arrangement of planting and open space.

Winter structure, spring growth and summer colour provide changing interest. Steve and Rees consider views from buildings as well as the experience of walking through the garden.

What makes the transformation work

A connected layout: paths, planting and outdoor spaces relate to one another.
Carefully coordinated materials: clay paving, Millboard decking and stone provide definition.
Seasonal planting: shrubs, grasses and perennials bring changing colour and structure.
Individual features: raised planters, a water feature and woodland planting support different uses.
Detailed construction: preparation, levels and finishing give the scheme its practical foundation.

Project details

Location: Tring, Hertfordshire
Construction period: approximately five weeks
Recorded project investment: approximately £60,000

The investment relates to this particular project. The cost of a new garden depends on its scope, site conditions, access and choice of materials.

Discuss your garden with Steve and Rees

If you are considering a garden transformation in Tring, Hertfordshire or the surrounding Chilterns, Steve and Rees can help you explore the possibilities.

We design and professionally landscape gardens, combining your ideas with practical construction knowledge and care over the details. Whether you want to renew an established space or develop a complete new scheme, we begin by understanding your priorities and budget.

Tell Steve and Rees about your garden project

Garden design: Karl Harrison.

Our approach

We believe a well-designed garden should be a pleasure to live in, thoughtfully built and made to last.

For us, good design starts with listening. We take time to understand how you want to use your garden, what matters to you and the character of your home.

We bring the same care to construction as we do to design. From the preparation beneath a patio to the finishing details around a border, each part contributes to the quality of the whole garden.

We favour materials suited to their purpose and planting that can thrive in its surroundings. We consider how your garden will mature and how much maintenance you want, creating a space you can enjoy for years to come.

Steve & Rees

Throughout the process he and his team have worked tirelessly to ensure we received the best design, consideration and implementation of our brief.

As a landscaper, he is a professional and did a brilliant job and completed when he said he would in a calm and measured way.

Steve and Rees worked hard in all weathers, to create a beautiful garden for us. I would highly recommend Karl and his team to create some magical for you, and to do it really well.

Rees came up with an imaginative design that has brought interest, variety and colour. The landscaping Steve, Rees and their team did was excellent and they were a pleasure to work with too.

Steve and his team were skilled and friendly, and the results were amazing. They were professional and always left things tidy. Would highly recommend.

Fast efficient service from a passionate professional who puts his competitors to shame. Excellent work at reasonable prices. You’d be mad not to use him.

What a professional garden landscape artist does is give you something that you would never do yourself. Highly recommended.

All the team were exceptionally professional, hardworking, polite and tidy. We are thrilled with the results and thoroughly recommend this business.

I could not have wished for better. I would recommend Rees, Steve and their team to you all. I could not fault them in any way and it was an absolute pleasure to work with them.

Very efficient team, hard workers and really nice people too! Great job with a really uniform finish on a complex-shaped deck. Neat workers, clearing up each evening, and finally leaving my garden and garage in perfect order.

From start to finish-excellent service and he has transformed my garden. I’m now in love with my garden and will be spending many happy hours out there.Before and After pictures - excellent transformation

Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. Great design and helpful discussions, making sure we got the best results. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Steve & Rees did an excellent job. From initial design considerations to preparation and installation. The team worked well and on time to transform our garden with Trex decking.

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We adapt to the needs of every client, fluent in a combination of traditional techniques ensuring the hard landscaping works in harmony with the soft planting, garden art and style in your garden.