manor house

Manor House

Martin Lane Fox FRICS VMH, former Vice Chair of the Royal Horticultural Society, designed the overall layout of this 5 acre garden for private clients in Oxfordshire to include a lake, 2 acres of wild flower meadow, brick and flint terracing, a parterre and a new layout for the front garden and drive.

Working closely with Martin Lane Fox the majority of the design was implemented by The Garden Design Company Ltd with the lake being created by Martin Kelly of Fairwater.

Read our latest newsletter 2023/ 2024

From our latest garden transformations, to Greenfingers projects, a celebration of 25 years and a stunning terrace…

Read our comprehensive design guide

An incredibly visual guide to garden design showing illustrative masterplans, sketches, 3D visualisations, lighting plans and more…

Have you seen our eco bug hotels?

This fab bug hotel was commissioned especially for Blue Peter and we had a fun day assembling it in the famous Blue Peter garden…

GDC in the media

We’ve been lucky enough to have several of our projects featured in the media. To read some of these articles visit our media page.

Country Homes & Interiors featured this award winning project in a six page spread detailing the extensive renovations to the 1880s coach house… read the article.

Country Homes & Interiors featured this fabulous project in an eight page spread. What used to be an overgrown tennis court was transformed into a secret garden… read the article.

Homes and Gardens featured our longest running project in this six page spread. Set high up in the Chilterns. The six acre site is set in one of the highest spots in the chilterns… read the article.

Our oldest project, this garden is just stunning and so well maintained by the clients who have looked after it so well. Small wonder then it was featured in Homes and Gardens… read the article.