Contemporary Garden Design in London
Designing Gardens as a Natural Extension of the Home
When a home is extended or renovated, the interior is transformed — but too often the garden is left behind.
At Black Robin Garden Design, we create contemporary residential gardens across London and North London, designing outdoor spaces that feel like a seamless continuation of the home. We believe the garden should never be an afterthought, but an integral part of the overall architectural vision — carefully considered to connect with the way you live, entertain and relax.
Specialising in comprehensive Garden Masterplans, detailed Planting Design, and Construction Drawings, we create fully considered outdoor spaces that bring together both hard and soft landscaping into one cohesive vision. From patios, pathways, pergolas and outdoor kitchens to the careful selection and placement of trees, shrubs and planting, every element is designed to work in harmony — creating gardens that are visually striking, highly functional and built to last.
From Hampstead and Highgate to Islington, Muswell Hill and beyond, our gardens are designed to reflect the architecture of the home, the lifestyle of the client and the natural character of the landscape.
Whether you are planning a major renovation, reimagining an existing outdoor space, or looking to add long-term value to your property, Black Robin Garden Design offers a thoughtful, collaborative approach from concept through to completion.
Recent Garden Designs
Explore a selection of recent garden design projects by Black Robin Garden Design, showcasing contemporary residential gardens across North London and surrounding areas. Each project reflects our design philosophy of creating outdoor spaces as a natural extension of the home — thoughtfully balancing architecture, hard landscaping and planting to create gardens that are both beautiful and functional.
From elegant front gardens and family gardens to multi-level terraces, outdoor kitchens and immersive planting schemes, our portfolio demonstrates how considered garden design can transform the way a space looks, feels and functions — creating outdoor spaces that enhance everyday living and add long-term value to the home.
Why Involve a Garden Designer Early?
When a garden is considered early in the renovation or extension process, it allows the house and garden to be planned as one connected living environment — creating a stronger relationship between inside and out, while avoiding costly compromises later.
At Black Robin Garden Design, we often work alongside homeowners, architects and contractors during the early stages of a project, helping to coordinate important elements such as levels, thresholds, drainage, external lighting, irrigation, retaining walls and outdoor kitchens before construction is finalised.
By integrating these details into the wider build programme, we can help reduce disruption, protect completed finishes, and ensure the garden feels like a seamless extension of the home from day one.
This early collaboration not only creates a better overall design outcome, but can also save time, cost and unnecessary rework — making it one of the most valuable stages of the entire project.
Our Design Process
We believe a garden should feel like a natural extension of your home — designed around how you live, entertain and relax every day. That's why our process begins with understanding your lifestyle, your property, and the relationship between the house and the garden.
At Black Robin Garden Design, our process starts with an initial consultation to explore your aspirations for the space and how you would like to use it. We take time to discuss your priorities, identify opportunities and constraints within the site, and build a clear brief that helps shape the overall design direction.
From there, we develop a clear design vision through mood boards, visual references and illustrative sketches, helping to shape the character, structure and atmosphere of the garden. This stage allows ideas to evolve and ensures every element is carefully considered before moving forward.
The design is then brought together in a comprehensive Master Plan — a fully scaled and detailed design that integrates all hard and soft landscaping into one cohesive scheme. This includes the layout of patios, pathways, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, level changes, structural features, trees and planting, all designed to work in harmony with the architecture of the home.
Alongside the Master Plan, we create a detailed Planting Design, carefully selecting and positioning trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses to bring texture, structure, seasonal interest and year-round character to the garden. Every planting scheme is tailored to the conditions of the site and the lifestyle of the client, ensuring it matures beautifully over time.
Where required, we can also produce detailed Construction Drawings to support accurate contractor pricing and efficient delivery on site.
Every garden can be delivered as a complete transformation or implemented in carefully considered phases to suit your programme, priorities and budget.
Our aim is to make the design journey collaborative, inspiring and rewarding — creating gardens that not only enhance your property, but enrich the way you live.
Why Black Robin?
The name Black Robin comes from a small native bird from New Zealand that was brought back from the brink of extinction through careful conservation. Its story is one of resilience, restoration and the positive impact thoughtful intervention can have on the natural world.
That idea sits at the heart of Black Robin Garden Design.
We believe gardens should do more than simply look beautiful — they should enrich the way we live, strengthen our connection to nature, and create spaces that support both wellbeing and biodiversity.
Our approach combines strong architectural thinking with a sensitivity to planting, ecology and the natural character of a place, creating gardens that feel grounded, enduring and deeply connected to their surroundings.
For us, great garden design is about creating spaces that not only enhance the home, but make a meaningful contribution to the environment around it.
Design Experience & Training
Black Robin Garden Design is led by Robyn Price, who trained in garden design at the Inchbald School of Design and planting design at the London College of Garden Design.
Combining formal design training with practical hard landscaping knowledge, planting design expertise (often referred to as soft landscaping), and extensive project management experience, Robyn creates gardens that balance strong architectural structure with thoughtful planting and a deep understanding of how outdoor spaces are used and experienced.
This combination of creative vision and practical knowledge ensures that every garden is carefully considered not only in its appearance, but also in how it is constructed, planted and enjoyed over time.
As a pre-registered member of the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers, and with a strong commitment to ecological sensitivity and thoughtful planting, Robyn approaches each project with a focus on creating gardens that are beautiful, enduring and deeply connected to the way her clients live.
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