James Lee Landscape Design

Our project involved developing and extending our Victorian house, include a basement and three levels of external space. The link between the external areas and the house were critically important, and we engaged James before we finalised the design of the build. When James unveiled the design for our scheme we were blown away. He had clearly listened to what we wanted the things we liked and disliked. We were so impressed that we altered the build so ensure that we implement the design fully. The landscape design made our scheme a success. James is a creative professional. He has a tremendous about of knowledge and ideas and he works to ensure that your scheme that reflects your style and personality and not his! He is also an absolute pleasure to work. We cannot recommend him more highly or thank him enough.

James worked with me to update my garden earlier this year and I couldn’t be more pleased with how the garden now looks. James cleverly mixed elements from the old garden with a new design and has created a garden that includes a formal area and a woodland space for my grandchildren to play in, as well as a beautiful spot for a summerhouse. James helped me to find a reliable and competitively priced landscape contractor and effortlessly oversaw the whole project, to ensure that the garden was delivered on time and in budget, and I would have no hesitation in recommending him.

James has been amazing from the beginning to the end of our project. He designed our front and back gardens in Chelsea and has been a pleasure to deal with. James understood from our first meeting the requirements we had regarding our project. He is extremely knowledgeable, hard working, flexible and has a great eye for detail. We simply love the space James has created and we have been so luckily to have met him. Thank you, thank you James, you have been absolutely super. Adriana and Simon Waite

We have really enjoyed working with James. He immediately understood our space and requirements and worked with us to produce an intuitive design that will enhance our garden. It has been a great collaboration as we shared our ideas and with James’ knowledge, he has helped shape and adjust them to work for the space that we have. He has supported us through the whole process from design to finding the right contractor.

As a landscape contractor I have implemented a number of James's designs. Our most recent project demonstrated how the presentation and clarity of his plans and specifications are first class whilst communication with James over the duration of the project was seamless. Overall James provides a very professional service to clients whilst being a well informed and knowledgeable designer for contractors to work with.

James paid careful attention to our brief for the garden and delivered a design that works wonderfully and meets all our requirements for our London garden. His landscaping and structural knowledge were invaluable throughout the process and he worked diplomatically and effectively with our builders to complete the work on time. The suppliers and team who worked with him (for trees, plants and planting) were all first class and highly professional. We would not hesitate to recommend James and thank him for being such a pleasure to work with.

James has created an absolutely beautiful garden for us. James made the whole process from concept to completion easy, with clear and thoughtful advice and guidance throughout. He has a good eye and I'd recommend always taking his advice if you're torn! We also liked that James was always timely with his proposals, and also ensured our contractors were at the build stage. We can't recommend James enough!

I cannot praise James enough. I was initially reluctant to hire a garden designer when building our new house but he has proved his value time and time again, from his initial designs and ideas to his constant problem solving and positive approach. He is also a real asset working within the wider building project team and always an enormous pleasure to work with. You would be lucky to work with someone as good as James and unlikely to find anyone better.

Our practice has been working with James Lee for many years now. James’ vision and garden design are a fantastic compliment to both traditional and contemporary architecture; you can expect clean lines, simple geometry and dramatic planting.

Having worked with James on several projects both in the countryside and in central London we have enjoyed a very successful professional relationship. Thus providing the client with a seamless link between the inside & the outside areas of their homes & commercial properties. The ideas and detail he brings to a project are exciting & well considered. He has an excellent knowledge of planting and combines this with clear strong architectural elements within the hard landscaping. His suggestions for sculpture, lighting and garden furniture are innovative and work beautifully within the landscapes he creates.

James designed a large terrace and growing area for our country garden just outside Lewes. The space that was subsequently built looks amazing and has become the area of the garden that we most use as a family and when we have friends round. He also designed our kitchen and cut flower garden, and this means that we now grow far more including award winning Dahlia! James’s attention to detail was superb, and he was a pleasure to work with, recommended a great contractor, and thoroughly professional throughout the project.

James is an affable and professional landscape design consultant. He designed both rear and front gardens for a family friendly landscape design at our house. Very strong on creativity and attention to detail. I would highly recommend James Lee for any project, large or small.