Why Flower & Flint?

Flower & Flint offers a full-service garden design consultancy. With many years of experience and a passion for horticulture and building conservation, Flower & Flint offers a personalised service tailored to meet your unique needs and preferences.

We work throughout Hampshire and London, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to every project. We support businesses from pubs to schools with their horticultural design requirements including seasonal decorating arrangements and festive indoor and outdoor displays.

We believe that plants, nature and landscapes have a transformational power in our society. We are driven by our desire to create beautiful, yet functional indoor and outdoor spaces.

Garden Design

We offer a comprehensive consultancy that turns your garden into a cohesive, beautiful space. Our garden design services focus on transforming your garden ideas into tailored concepts and detailed plans. This may include soil assessment and planting of native species to promote local diversity. 

Garden Management

We offer a garden management service to ensure your garden flourishes all year round. Through careful planning and attentive care, we provide ongoing support to keep your garden vibrant and resilient. Where required, we offer seasonal planting for troughs and window boxes .

Building Conservation

Preserving the historical essence of older gardens is crucial. Our building conservation services aim to respect and retain the character and craftsmanship of your garden, carefully reusing valuable materials and safeguarding its rich heritage for generations to come.

Testimonials

“Alison designed a scheme that was sympathetic to the house and its environment. The plans reflected the elements that we wanted to achieve with added moments of joy that elevated the whole space”
Client, Windsor
“Alison is very enthusiastic and when working in the garden has lots of creative ideas & great vision. She also takes into account your own preferences & thoughts and works with you to achieve the best result for you & your garden. Alison is extremely hardworking and I am glad to have her continuing to help and advice.”
Client, Hampshire
“Alison transformed a carpet of bindweed to a glorious tapestry of plants magically complementing the environment where I live. I really enjoyed the creative design process working one to one with Alison, she carefully listened and was able to create a garden with seasonal vitality, colour and texture. I have a beautiful garden I can maintain myself without too much trouble. When I draw back the curtains in the morning I am so happy to see my beautiful garden it just lifts my spirits and I know its going to be a good day!”
Client, Hampshire

“Alison is a highly qualified Garden Designer who also has Diploma in Restoration of Historical Buildings so she is very knowledgeable and thorough but also very pleasant and approachable with a sunny disposition. She was very helpful in rebuilding an old wall around an ornamental pond in our garden but she was just as happy to carry out much smaller planting jobs”

Client, Surrey

“Alison created a lovely mixed bed of small shrubs for us using a variety of plants which really complimented each other in shape and colour. She had some great ideas and was very easy to work with”

Client, Hampshire

“Alison has turned my garden from a steep dangerous slope to a manicured terrace. The planting is formal as requested and the job was performed on time and on budget. I am delighted with the garden which others have expressed their amazement in the transformation.”

Client, Hampshire

“Alison has been looking after all our planting at The George Inn for the past four years. This includes all window boxes and troughs as well as boarders surrounding the car park. Our customers are forever commenting on how unique the planting is and not the usual petunia hanging baskets as seen in so many pubs today. Her skills are wide ranging, from design, to brickwork on a listed building. Alison thinks outside the box and we as a business are delighted with all that she has taken on.”

Client, Hampshire

Garden Designs

At Flower & Flint, we approach garden design through the following steps;

  • Follow the design brief being mindful of its practicality and ongoing management
  • Implement planting schemes
  • Adapt design ideas from garden styles with a clarity of vision
  • Give support and assistance in seeking listed building consent if applicable
  • Balance the conflicts of quality, costs, durability and aesthetics in choosing the right materials for construction

Garden Management

A useful, practical and purposeful service is offered to maintain gardens after they have been installed. Our garden management services include:

  • Soil amendments, commonly known as double digging which enhance drainage and plant vitality
  • Implementing compost systems & rain water harvesting
  • Pruning shrubs, roses and small trees
  • Application of systemic weed killers
  • Seasonal planting

  • Window Boxes

Building Conservation

Our approach to historic building conservation is sensitive and thorough. Our services include:

  • Identification of building disrepair and finding remedial solutions
  • Brick matching
  • Mortar analysis and matching
  • Sourcing historic reclaimed materials
  • Resourcing and procurement of specialist materials

Our Process

1.

Develop your brief, mindful of its practicality and a management plan being key to its success.

2.

Adapt design ideas with a clarity of vision that suit the local needs,materials and traditions. Recognising that gardens can be more ecologically sound, sustainable and nature friendly spaces.

3.

Balance the conflicts of quality, costs, durability and aesthetics in choosing the right materials.

4.

Give support and assistance in seeking listed building consent if required.

5.

Co-ordinate design elements to create a unified whole. Implement planting schemes that work contextually in your garden and home