OUR PROJECTS
Every garden we create is shaped around the lives lived within it.
Our projects range from intimate town gardens to expansive country landscapes, but they all begin in the same place: understanding how our clients want to use their outdoor space. Whether a garden is designed for entertaining, quiet reflection, family life, or connection with nature, our role is to translate lifestyle into a considered, enduring landscape.
Plants are central to every design, bringing structure, atmosphere, and a sense of place that evolves with time.
FEATURED SHOW GARDENS
With over 30 award-winning flower show gardens created, including 9 Gold Medals and Best in Show at RHS Chelsea, Peter Dowle and his Leaf Creative Gardens team are highly sought after as one of the leading design and build teams on the show circuit. Our teams thrive on the challenges presented by show gardens, consistently delivering high-quality builds under difficult conditions and tight deadlines. We take pride in our expertise in design, sourcing, project management, and construction, and are committed to delivering excellence to our regular clients.
RESIDENTIAL GARDENS
Our residential gardens translate the ideas explored in show gardens into spaces designed for everyday life — shaped by planting, atmosphere, and how the garden is used over time.
COUNTRY GARDENS
Country gardens offer the opportunity to work with space, time, and planting at scale. Our approach is rooted in creating landscapes that feel grounded in their setting — gardens that sit comfortably within the wider countryside while remaining deeply personal to those who live there.
Planting plays a central role, with layers built over time to bring structure, movement, and seasonal change. Paths, terraces, and garden rooms are carefully placed to encourage exploration and everyday use, while transitions between cultivated garden and surrounding land are softened rather than forced.
These are gardens designed to evolve — becoming richer, more expressive, and more connected to their environment with every passing year.
SMALL AND TOWN GARDENS
Urban gardens often ask the most of their space. They must be practical, private, and beautiful — sometimes all within a very compact footprint.
Our town and city gardens focus on strong spatial design, using structure and planting to create a sense of enclosure, calm, and escape.
Carefully considered layouts allow small gardens to feel generous, while planting brings softness, texture, and atmosphere close to the home. Whether a courtyard, townhouse garden, or tight urban plot, these gardens are designed to work hard while still offering moments of retreat and enjoyment throughout the year.
JAPANESE-INSPIRED GARDENS
Japanese‑inspired gardens are shaped by balance, restraint, and attention to detail. Rather than decoration, the focus is on composition — how stone, water, planting, and space work together to create calm and clarity.
Our approach draws on these principles to form gardens that encourage reflection and slow engagement. Materials are chosen to weather naturally, and planting is selected for form, texture, and seasonal change.
These are quiet gardens by design — places to pause, observe, and reconnect with nature.
