Richmond landscaping

At Flourish Landscaping, we design, build and improve gardens across Richmond and the surrounding area. From elegant patios and detailed planting schemes to complete garden transformations, we create outdoor spaces that suit the house, the setting and the way you want to live. We work throughout Richmond, Petersham, Kew, Ham and East Sheen, combining horticultural knowledge with practical experience and careful construction.

A family landscaping business built on generations of horticultural knowledge, combining design, build and planting expertise, we focus on gardens that look right, work properly and last; gardens designed for the setting rather than dropped into it.

Flourish is led by Craig Davis, who holds a BSc (Hons) in Horticulture and brings more than 30 years of practical experience, and that knowledge shapes every Richmond project from initial site assessment through planting and aftercare.

In this guide

• Richmond gardens and local considerations
• Recent work in Richmond
• Why choose Flourish Landscaping in Richmond
• Our landscaping services in Richmond
• Start your Richmond garden project

Richmond gardens and local considerations

Richmond sits across the TW9 and TW10 postcodes, between Richmond Park, the tidal Thames and Richmond Hill. The town has a wider range of garden types than almost anywhere else in our service area: substantial Georgian and Victorian properties around Richmond Green, larger mature gardens on Richmond Hill with views protected by Act of Parliament, parkland-edge plots near Richmond Park and the discreet village character of Petersham, where some of the most exclusive gardens in the borough sit behind hedges that have been there for centuries.

The defining constraint of working in Richmond is the layer of heritage and planning protection that runs through the area. The borough contains more conservation areas than most London boroughs, and significant numbers of Richmond’s mature trees sit under Tree Preservation Orders. These constraints shape what is possible in the garden and need to be considered properly before any design or hard landscaping work begins. Our garden law guide covers the legal context on tree preservation, conservation areas and boundary work, and is worth reading before commissioning anything substantial in Richmond.

The practical conditions vary considerably across Richmond. London Clay dominates much of the area, making drainage slow and unpredictable where the ground is compacted or the plot slopes. Riverside properties can face high water tables. Gardens near Richmond Park often deal with shade, root competition from mature trees and deer pressure that directly affects which plants survive at boundary level; our garden problems page covers the diagnostic ground on this and other common Richmond issues. Mature trees are a defining feature of many gardens here, both within properties and along the streets, and working with them properly rather than around them is part of every Richmond brief.

Richmond’s architectural variety supports both ends of the design spectrum. The town’s Georgian and Victorian properties often suit formal garden design with clipped hedging, geometric layouts and stone paving that ages well, particularly inside the conservation areas where the streetscape sets the tone. Parkland-edge properties and the wider Petersham gardens often suit a naturalistic approach with layered structural planting that reads well against the park or river beyond. Many premium Richmond briefs combine substantial garden features with properly designed garden lighting that transforms how the space reads in the evening.

Before commissioning any work, our free Flourish Garden Sun Planner tool maps light and shade through the day across your specific Richmond plot, which on heritage properties with mature surrounding trees is genuinely the most useful piece of information to have before deciding on planting or hard landscaping zones. For properties with good aspect, our guide to the best plants for south-facing gardens covers the structural and long-season options that work in Richmond conditions. Larger Richmond gardens require ongoing care at a level that protects the original investment; our large garden maintenance programmes are built around scheduled visits and the horticultural detail established Richmond planting schemes need.

Recent work in Richmond

Flourish Landscaping has carried out work across Richmond, including terraced garden redesigns, drainage solutions for sloping sites, planting schemes for gardens affected by shade and clay soil and ongoing maintenance programmes for larger established gardens. Much of our Richmond work involves balancing structure and softness: gardens that feel settled and well-proportioned, with planting that performs reliably through the seasons and details resolved properly at the construction stage rather than glossed over.

Recent projects have included improving drainage on difficult sites, reshaping gardens to make better use of level changes and introducing layered planting designed for partial shade and heavy soil. For a worked example of ongoing care, see our Richmond garden maintenance project. Further completed projects across South West London and Surrey can be seen in our portfolio.

Why choose Flourish Landscaping in Richmond

• Portfolio of completed projects across Richmond, including Richmond Hill, Richmond Green, Petersham, Kew, Ham and East Sheen
• Practical experience of working in Richmond’s conservation areas and around heritage properties, where streetscape and architecture set the tone
• Familiarity with Tree Preservation Orders and the constraints they place on garden design and hard landscaping
• Understanding of the conditions created by London Clay, sloping sites, mature trees and shaded boundaries
• Practical understanding of the deer pressure that affects gardens on Richmond Park boundaries, including heritage gardens where planting choice has to read well as well as survive
• Knowledge of high water tables and drainage considerations on Thames-side plots
• Experience with both formal and naturalistic planting traditions, matched to the property and setting rather than imposed as a house style
• Coordinated approach to garden features, lighting and structural detail, designed in at the layout stage rather than added later
• Premium materials specified and installed: porcelain, limestone, sandstone, granite and natural timber from trusted suppliers
• Regular maintenance visits throughout Richmond and the wider TW9 and TW10 area, providing continuity year after year
• Multi-generational horticultural heritage, with decades of accumulated plant knowledge informing how we work in Richmond gardens today
• Degree-qualified horticultural perspective shapes every planting plan, so plants are chosen for the actual conditions of your site rather than the picture on the label
• APL, TrustMark, Gardeners Guild, Institute of Horticulture and HTA accredited, with 51 five-star Google reviews. See our customer reviews

Our landscaping services in Richmond

• Bespoke garden design: tailored design plans for Richmond properties, from initial concept through detailed planting plans and construction drawings, with proper attention to the setting and the property’s architecture.
• Full design and build: complete coordinated transformations from concept through to completed garden, with a single point of contact across design, construction and planting.
• Planting design and soft landscaping: layered planting schemes with structure, texture and seasonal interest, designed to suit Richmond’s soil, aspect and conservation-area context rather than relying on short-term impact alone.
• Patios, paths and driveways: porcelain, sandstone, granite and traditional paving installed with attention to build quality, drainage, falls and long-term durability, with material choices that sit comfortably in Richmond’s heritage streetscape.
• Garden features: water features, sculpture niches, bespoke joinery and structural focal points designed into the layout from the start.
• Garden lighting: properly designed lighting schemes that transform how a Richmond garden reads in the evening, specified alongside hard landscaping.
• Decking, pergolas and timber features: properly detailed, well-proportioned timber structures built to last.
• Large garden maintenance: scheduled year-round care programmes for Richmond’s larger established gardens, protecting the original investment.

Start your Richmond garden project

If you are based in Richmond and considering a new patio, a redesign or a full garden transformation, contact Flourish Landscaping to arrange a free, no-obligation consultation. Call us on 020 8399 0533 or 07738 178091, or email hello@flourishlandscaping.co.uk.