Arne maynard

Designer Arne Maynard has created a rose-filled garden in West Sussex that celebrates the house’s distinctive character

One would think that designing a contemporary garden in a newly renovated family home is a fairly straightforward proposition. But what if the home is an o

Lupine ‘Masterpiece’ and Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’

Arne Maynard is one of the country’s most sought-after and internationally renowned garden designers. He’s celebrated for his ability to draw out the essence of a place. Written by Maynard himself, and illustrated with wonderfully atmospheric photographs by William Collinson, this beautiful book offers a fascinating insight into how his designs evolve. Maynard explains that

Parcevall Hall in the Yorkshire Dales is testament to the vision of Sir William Milner, who bought the dilapidated hillside farmhouse in the Twenties and transformed its 24 acres with terraces, tranquil garden rooms and rare plants

Tasked with revitalising the garden of this old Tuscan farmhouse, Arne Maynard has taken his cue from both the local vernacular and the English sensibility of its owners. His design combines stone terraces built into the hillside with multi-layered planting, which introduces colour, fragrance and texture, and flows into the rolling landscape

herbaceous borders, stream edge, mill house, topiary Yew, topiary pyramid, foxgloves, digitalis, cloud hedge, drystone wall.

Award-winning landscape designer Arne Maynard shares how to get a perfect balance