Camilla Grayley Garden Design | York and Yorkshire

Camilla Grayley Garden Design is based in York, working in partnership with clients predominantly in the York, Leeds, Wetherby, Harrogate and throughout Yorkshire. Designs have been undertaken throughout the UK, and as far afield as London, Surrey and Bath.

Whether you have inherited a garden you want to make your own or you would like to refresh an existing one Camilla Grayley Garden Design will work with you. Don’t be daunted by size, I will collaborate to give your small courtyard the wow factor or break your country garden down into manageable areas.

Garden including outdoor kitchen - showing an outdoor kitchen lit up at night with bespoke pergola and garden view

Outdoor kitchen with herb planters - showing an L-shaped kitchen with bespoke pergola and barbecue

Family garden seating area - two outdoor sofas and chairs surrounded by scented shrubs and purple flowering perennials

Family garden in winter - showing the light falling through the trellis and the frost covered topiary and seed heads

Front garden with seating area - evergreen hedging for privacy and planted up with grasses and perennials

Family garden border - green metal obelisks for the roses and planted with Verbena bonariensis

Newly planted border around seating area - with asters, daisies, Verbena bonariensis and shrubs

Raised border with copper down lights - clad in copper slate, to create a secluded seating area with pergola and climbers

Front garden for retired couple, planted with pink and purple flowers - creating an interesting garden for them to enjoy as they walk up to the front door

Back garden with plenty of lush planting - flowers on one side of the path and vegetables and fruit on the other side. Including a seating area to enjoy with a coffee

Design Approach

I see any design as a collaboration, after all it is your garden and a space to enjoy for years to come. One where your input is important to me and we will take our time getting it right. All gardens are designed to fulfil your needs, taking into account the site, the use of the space, and your likes.

Design Philosophy

I enjoy creating gardens with strong architectural shapes and soft informal planting but most of all I enjoy coming up with creative solutions to help you make the most of any outdoor space. Any design should be in response not just to the garden itself but how it links back to the house and the surrounding landscape.

Sustainability is an important consideration in any design, particularly when choosing the materials to use in your garden, even down to whether they can be recycled or reused when they reach the end of their life in your garden.

Plants are my passion, having greenery to enjoy has been proven to be important for both physical and mental health, even down to a few plants in the front garden. Not to mention how important they are to the environment too. Which is why I see spending time researching and choosing the right plants for your garden as a key element of the design process.

I can assist you with any part of the garden design process, from a full garden design process, planting designs, garden consultations (help pulling all your ideas together, what to plant in problem areas or linking several parts of the garden together) and project monitoring, please feel free to get in contact with any questions you may have.

I’ve been struggling with a raised bed in dry shade. Camilla produced a thoughtful planting plan to fit my colour scheme and which incorporates an existing tree, rose and hydrangea. She also offered advice on which compost to use. A very considered, practical service. Highly recommended.

H, York

Camilla is totally professional and knowledgeable. She designed my back garden last year, and was with me every step of the way from thinking about the way I wanted to use my garden and its soil, aspect, size and shape.

She did home visits, to map out the garden as was, produced and discussed drawings, liasised with the landscapers, helped chose buy and plant up the planting schemes.

I am absolutely delighted with the finished result and have no hesitation in recommending her.

And yes, I would love to work with her again.

S, York

We couldn’t be happier with the work Camilla has done in our garden! She completely understood the brief and executed to perfection. We would highly recommend.

J, York