Fiona Stephenson Gardens Reviews 3

We found Fiona via a list of recommended designers in House and Garden. We had some ideas and a rough shape of the planting areas for the landscapers. Where we really needed Fiona was in the selection of the right plants for the shady and sunny areas, helping add focal points, selecting plants to give height and depth to beds and the identification of plants to move us beyond the obvious. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants, growing conditions and their Latin names! I think there is a tendency simply to focus on the design but a huge part of the job that we valued highly is the purchase, delivery and installation of the planting scheme. Fiona is well connected in the trade and did a fantastic job using nurseries that are trade focused to get better quality and mature plants and then used her usual planter Nick and team, who were absolutely superb. Overall, the result has been wonderful and we are delighted with the outcome. Would thoroughly recommend Fiona. Grateful that she offered to do some follow up maintenance visits as in the second Summer the garden has evolved so much. Also offers a great bulb scheme to former customers. Finally worth saying the process is much better value for money than you might expect.

Fiona designed our back garden. Her brief was colour and space for the kids. She absolutely nailed it. The garden looks amazing but is really low maintenance and gives us a spot to enjoy all year round.

The most incredible garden designer I have had the pleasure to work with. After a big refurb where we destroyed the garden, the new garden is actually my favourite part of the house. Fiona is extremely talented - layering textures, colours, shapes expertly. I just need to move house again to get to use Fiona!! Can’t recommend more highly.