Highgate Garden
Highgate Garden

Cor-ten steel and sawn Yorkstone balance the contemporary and traditional style within this urban garden.

Islington Garden
Islington Garden

The strong geometry within the garden plan utilises key focal views and lines out from the house. The feature rear zinc panel draws your eye and entices you out.

London Garden
London Garden

A plant focused garden in Highgate that envelopes you in greenery on every level.

Muswell Hill Garden
Muswell Hill Garden

A steep, sloping site is transformed with layers of cascading plants and Corten steel

Highgate Hill
Highgate Hill

A garden designed to incorporate a pottery studio and evening entertaining spot around a majestic Cedar tree.

London Garden Designer

London Garden Designer is a friendly, personalised design company, offering a comprehensive and flexible service across London, UK and Europe.

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About

Established in 2003 by qualified and experienced landscape designer Sara Jane Rothwell.

LGD is enthusiastic, practical, collaborative, and cost effective, which combined with a meticulous attention to detail, informs a diverse portfolio of award wining gardens.

LGD has become known for its slick city gardens and roof terraces and has appeared in numerous magazines and books.

Sara Jane Rothwell
Sara Jane Rothwell
MSGD, BA (Hons), NC (Hort)
Francesca Galliotto
Francesca Galliotto
BA (Hons)
Sara Jane Rothwell
Sara Jane Rothwell

Sara Jane trained in Horticulture and Garden Design and brings to her gardens a further 11 years design experience from her work in Film and Theatre.

In 2006 she became a registered member of the Society of Garden Designers (MSGD), dedicated to maintaining standards of professionalism within the field of Garden Design. She is also a BALI registered designer.

In 2021 Sara Janes ‘Muswell Hill’ garden scooped 3 prizes at the SGD awards, Best Medium Residential Garden, Best Planting design and the prestigious Grand Award, the “winner of winners” as it’s referred to. This award is one of the highest accolades within our industry.

Francesca Galliotto
Francesca Galliotto

Francesca trained in architecture at the University Institute IUAV of Venice. After completing her master’s degree in “Architecture and Innovation” she moved to London in Spring 2017, where she developed a passion for garden design and landscape, working at del Buono Gazerwitz.

Francesca joined LGD in Autumn 2018 and works alongside Sara Jane on a diverse range of Landscape projects.

Associations

Sara Jane is a fully accredited, Registered designer of both the Society of Garden Designers and the British Association of Landscape Industries.