Rebecca Webb Garden Designs

We live in a townhouse in the centre of Guildford, and have a small garden, about 15m x 10m. On moving here it was very traditional with a lawn and flower beds but nothing special. We looked online and 'found' Rebecca, and made contact - and at our first meeting she told us she had worked for two of our neighbours! We talked with them and looked around their gardens and were so impressed that without hesitation, we asked Rebecca to work for us. With her creative and imaginative design, our garden has been transformed! With over 100 plants, shrubs, grasses, trees, there is great variety of size, texture, colour - and we even have a pond! In a few months it will be so delightful. Rebecca has been great to work with, she has listened to us carefully and turned our diverse thoughts and suggestions into something cohesive and beyond our imagination! She clearly has a huge knowledge of plants so was able to make some great suggestions - and where we requested an alternative, she suggested a few more! She brought along two wonderful colleagues to assist in the planting, it was hard work but great fun! We are so pleased and highly recommend Rebecca, an excellent garden designer.

We asked Rebecca to design and oversee new flower borders to replace lawn, a large pond, an area for a pergola, a large area for planting, a small patio and path and a wildflower meadow. She has made such a beautiful space in our garden. Despite the fact that the planting and pond are still in their early stages of growth, we’re getting so much pleasure from it already and have received many compliments from friends and family. Rebecca and her contractor Dave made the experience so enjoyable and exciting. I’ve loved every stage of it’s development because Rebecca has been so patient, flexible and understanding of our wishes and concerns. Would wholehearted recommend her services.

We had a new house with the small-medium sized garden that the developers had left us - a plain square lawn, a small thin hedge and not much else. Rebecca did a fabulous design and then a planting job for us. That was seven or eight months ago. The garden has looked absolutely beautiful this summer and has attracted comments from all who have seen it. The word 'beautiful' and also 'delightful' have been used frequently and someone else said, 'It's exactly what you should do with a garden'. And our gardener also loves it - not least for the butterflies and bees the 200 plants are attracting into the garden. It's hard to believe that not long ago it all looked like a wasteland. Rebecca told us that surprisingly quickly the garden would be transformed but we'd scarcely have believed how much. We'd recommend her!

Rebecca was amazing. Transformed my garden from a lifeless old lawn to a beautiful Moroccan themed oasis of calm, was very patient with me being a garden novice - plus her wonderful work is very reasonably priced.

Our plan was to refresh our existing garden design both front and back and Rebecca did just that by adding new features and reshaping aspects to enhance the design and to rejuvenate our outside space. Rebecca brought imaginative improvements to the landscaping and totally overhauled the planting with detailed planting schemes, that reflect our colour choices and which ensure there is always planting in flower as the seasons progress. We have been impressed by her ideas and her knowledge, and her planting tips and advice have been invaluable. Rebecca has given a professional service with prompt quotations, designs, planting lists, and itemised invoices. Rebecca also recommended landscaping companies and undertook the planting personally, supported by a team.

Rebecca is a great garden designer, with an encyclopedic knowledge of horticulture. She produced numerous detailed plans for our bare plot, always referring back to our individual preferences. The work involved terracing, level areas and a large number of pots, encompassing everything from the smallest plant to tall trees. The work of Rebecca and her team is of the highest standard, they are a delight to have around. Timescales and costs were all as initially agreed. Value for money is superb.

Rebecca was brilliant throughout our garden design project. She took time to get to know us and to understand exactly what we wanted from the space. Sghe was full of ideas and was more than happy to alter them as our ideas developed. The resulting garden space is wonderful - very us. She created a garden room leading out from our house which was previously just a patio area and made it a real part of our home - an extra outdoor room (especially as we have now added an awning!) complete with water feature. On a recnet visit to Petworth house I was amazed to see that they had copied our border planting - either that or Rebecca must have done their plan too!! Rebecca was full of ideas, was a great listener and was very knowledgable - she created a wonderful space around our house totally in keeping with the 1840's styling but not "twee". We did the planting together which was a great way to get to know the plants and she even did a bulb plan for us for the spring which is looking lovely as I write this. She also created a maintenance schedule for us so we can look after our beautiful and evolving garden. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Such a clever garden designer. I had a difficult, uninspiring plot. Rebecca immediately understood the challenges and listened to my likes and dislikes before going away to produce some really well thought out designs. We very rapidly finalised something that worked. She put the plans out to tender and Hardwood Landscapes have just completed the work to a very high standard. Rebecca kept to her schedules and was extremely professional. One very happy customer.

A few lines to let you know how delighted I am with your design for the garden. The landscaping has been done very creatively, especially around the pond area and the planting beds are giving continuous colour and are a delight. I now have a beautiful garden and have been very pleased to have your advice.

We are delighted we chose Rebecca Webb to design our garden. She was very professional, knowledgeable and responsive. Rebecca made it very clear that she was designing a garden for us and wanted to know everything about how we would use the garden. She came up with three excellent designs and with the design we chose she was very happy to build in elements that we liked from the other designs; giving advice on what would work well and what might not work so well. Rebecca recommended an excellent landscaper and between them they have provided a garden that we love. We may have gone slightly over budget but that was our fault as we added some additional hard landscaping work. Both the landscaper and Rebecca were very responsive to our "ask" to add this additional work and between them redesigned the particular area without issue. Rebecca is a delight to work with and obviously loves her job.

My wife and I engaged Rebecca in June 2017 to revamp our tired and overgrown back garden. She provided excellent advice always giving us options and alternatives. Rebecca oversaw the project working closely with the appointed landscape contractor. The final result has been excellent, with a variety of colours and shades that appear almost weekly. We have been delighted with her input and have asked Rebecca to help us with our front garden now.

When we moved into our house, the previous owner was an elderly lady who lived on her own. Creating a beautiful garden that would feel like an outdoor extension was more of a priority to us than the inside that also desperately needed work. Rebecca was referred to us by a previous neighbour so we looked forward to getting plans underway. The garden was incredibly overgrown, lost amongst a rotting shed, very little natural light due to sprawling trees, old hard landscaping buried under piles of dropped fir cones. Rebecca was given a blank canvas. To strip it right back and start again. She worked with us on the design, project-managed the landscaping then set to work on the planting plans. Her mesmerising knowledge of plants, positioning, what works with what, what does well in certain lights, matching plants to seasons was shared in such a warm, friendly, approachable manner. Meticulous in detail, she provided plant lists and patiently worked with us as we swapped out this and that and toyed with alternative shapes and colours. As the project completed we were thrilled with the outcome. A natural space that flowed and bloomed throughout the year, providing an extra room in which to relax, play and entertain. Rebecca was able to provide plant care tips and as the garden has grown and matured Rebecca revisits at the change of season to help with pruning, tidying and replanting where necessary. Our garden is by far our biggest investment and a real joy. We always receive wonderful comments from family and friends and it’s Rebecca and her exceptional talent that has given us something that we enjoy every day. We would highly recommend Rebecca for any garden project however small or complex.