View of a lush backyard garden through window panes, showing a brick and wood shed, potted plants, and people relaxing on outdoor furniture.

Garden Design & Stewardship

Bespoke Garden Designin Bristol & the South West

Jack Dicks is a Bristol-based garden design practice working across London, Bristol, Bath and the wider South West. I design gardens that are exciting, immersive and most importantly, these gardens change the way you live.

I offer a full range of outdoor design services: from complete garden design and landscape design, through to bespoke planting design and garden advice. I’m not redesigning your garden so you can relax & host friends outside. I am creating a nature-filled ecosystem that does all of the hosting for you. Whatever the scale or scope, every project begins with careful listening and ends with a space you’ll never want to leave.

I bring a distinctive design perspective to each project, one shaped by academic training in biology, the experience of a gardener and a rigorous approach to design.

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Graduate of the London College of Garden Design

A patio with potted plants and black metal chairs and tables, surrounded by a white wall and various green plants.

A metal water faucet with water dripping into a rectangular pond filled with lily pads and green water plants, against a background of weathered wooden slats and green foliage.

A man wearing a yellow Niwaki hat and a green and yellow striped shirt is gardening, tending to potted plants with soil in an outdoor setting.

A person lying on the grass on a hillock in a park under a clear sky at sunset

Selected Work

A selection of recent garden design projects from across London, Bristol, the Cotswolds and the South West. Each garden is designed for the people who use it every day.

A 6 acre ecological landscape design project in Wiltshire. A biodiverse chalk land ecosystem to balance wilderness with a growing family. Sensitive materiality not only works in the favour of planning applications in this AONB but creates an atmospheric space the clients will never want to leave.

Two people in swimsuits enjoy a peaceful moment in a pond at sunset, with one woman standing in water and the other jumping off a deck, surrounded by lily pads, trees, and a small wooden sauna.

Hoddinotts, Wiltshire

In the heart of Montpelier, Bristol, you will find a magical and unexpected hazel woodland. The client wanted to feel like she had stepping into the countryside which was achieved with a wildflower meadow and meandering paths through the woodland. Endorsed by a BBC Secret Garden executive producer, this urban sanctuary is now home to rare bird's-nest orchids, hedgehogs and many invertebrates rarely found in the city.

A narrow woodchip path through a dense, green wooded area with sunlight filtering through the leaves.

Hazel Woodland, Bristol

This Montpelier townhouse garden was built to complement an interior renovation. It features a level threshold for seamless inside-out living. The space integrates an expansive entertainment patio and an outdoor shower within an immersive, shaded sanctuary packed with exciting planting combinations, bold winter structure, and year-round colour.

View of a cozy outdoor garden space with potted plants, brick wall, wooden shed, and lush green trees, seen through a window frame from inside a house.

Montpelier, Bristol

How Jack Works

The Process

Every garden design project is unique, but each starts the same way: with a conversation. Get in touch for a free discovery call today.
The process is flexible and collaborative with different levels of service offered.
I bring ideas, challenge assumptions, and push for something better than the obvious answer. My aim is to give you an indispensable backdrop to your life, completely woven into the fabric of your day-to-day living.
01 Conversation

A low stakes conversation about your garden, your life and what you want from your outdoor space. In this conversation, we will discuss the main issues with the garden, your dream vision and the scope of work you want to undertake.
02 Concept Design

In this phase, I work through all the potential layouts, problem solving ideas and establish the mood and direction of your garden. In our next meeting, I will present your new garden and excite your imagination with what is to come.
03 Detailed Design

The ‘Landscaper pack’. A set of technical drawings, material specifications and planting plans. Everything needed to make this dream a reality.
04 The Build

I will work with my trusted landscapers or collaborate with a contractor of your selection. In this project monitoring stage, you can expect regular site visits to ease any worries and keep the design on track. I can also take care of the plants and planting to ensure good horticultural practices are followed.
05 Stewardship

A great garden is a process, not a product. After the project is finished, my team and I manage the ongoing evolution of your landscape. By acting as the long-term stewards of your garden, we maintain the space and guide it to its full potential.