Testimonials

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I would not hesitate to recommend Jason. He has worked with me in two very different multi-dimensional projects.

Our Southwolds holiday property which needed a garden refresh. Jason recommended a new metal screen to reduce wind and to give a different look. He chose a variety of plants that are drought resistant, low maintenance and that thrive in costal areas. 

The difference was instant and has been commented on by a number of our repeat vacationers.

Our home which has recently undergone a garden room extension making the garden a focal point. With this project Jason spent time talking through what we wanted to do with the garden, what colours we liked and didn’t like, any plants we did or didn’t want to include and what our thoughts were on budget. 

He then cleverly suggested we zone the garden and work to an overall brief but that we focused on each area separately.

He brought along mood boards to choose colour palettes and planting styles. He sent a number of mind dumps from social media to gauge our interests and suggested ideas we hadn’t thought of including changing the path across the garden into a more user friendly surface, cladding a nasty side fence, putting in a new entertainment space with outdoor bar, a water feature, fire pit and seating area and a feature pergola.

There were ideas we didn’t like and rather than flog us the idea as others may have done he gently dropped it and moved on.

His drawings were outstanding and were delivered in person and online within days and ahead of the promised timelines. He didn’t mind adjusting where we wanted to add different colours or to change things around.

He was able to provide technical drawings to our builders and electricians so they could build relevant structures and install lighting that would maximise the new garden structure and features.

He recommended companies to buy planters, the fire pit, screen, the water feature etc from but was also open to using suppliers we had used in the past.

I would not hesitate to work with Jason again and cannot recommend him enough. He has made our garden come alive.

We received Jason’s expertise as a moving in gift…a gift that definitely keeps giving.

As a family of 4, two adults, two teens, one boy, one girl, we all definitely had different ideas on what we wanted from our new garden.

To start with, Jason’s approach was to encourage, to guide and to allow our own ideas to flourish.

Then, through the use of mood boards, Jason began to piece together a garden design that, amazingly, we all ended up agreeing on!

As a designer, plantsman and individual, Jason was an absolute joy to work with.

Fantastic innovation from JSGD , stunning project understand and an unusual creative knowledge. Can’t wait to see this project to fruition , highly recommend Jason

We asked Jason to design our plot to give us a variety of different places to enjoy throughout the garden and to accommodate various requirements imposed by the planners and by us.

It was a 2 acre scrubland with planning for our new forever home so we wanted it to be special. And fabulously special is what we got! Jason’s eye for detail and skill at developing an idea from embryonic stage through to completion was superb. 

His concepts and ideas are so enthusiastically produced and innovative it has been a joy to work with him. He makes it all so exciting.
The visuals he produces really make you believe you are living in the garden. He creates journeys throughout the garden, linking it all together with gorgeous ideas around every corner.

Nothing is too much trouble for him, if you don’t like something he moves on with another idea. He is fun and easy to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending Jason as a first-class garden designer.

I cant wait to get to the second stage with detailed planting plans.

We are now using Jason within our property development company to work with us on all of our new developments.

As a property developer of executive homes across Essex we have used Jason Shirley Garden Design for our soft and hard landscaping on new developments to give potential buyers an idea of what can be achieved. I can honestly say Jason’s vision is outstanding, all communication is clear and precise and dealing with him is a pleasure. Great to find someone as professional as him to work with. Highly recommend .

Jason was able to help us with a vision for our small garden that we would never have come up with ourselves. We now have a garden that feels like another room and an extension of the house that we never thought would be possible within our budget. He also helped with finding the landscapers and all aspects of the end result.