Dense border planting of ferns and broad green leaves in soft daylight

Sage Garden Studio

Portrait of Mira Thevenet, garden designer at Sage Garden Studio

Garden design & planting

Mira Thevenet

Garden Designer — Sage Garden Studio

Small gardens, courtyards and walled plots drawn by hand, then planted for four seasons of structure, scent and shade.

Service area

The Weald and surrounding villages, south-east England.

Availability

Commissions open for spring planting — two site visits a week.

What I do

Four ways to work together

  1. 01

    Full garden design

    Hand-drawn plans for plots up to roughly 400m², from measured survey through levels and materials to planting day.

  2. 02

    Planting plans only

    Species lists set out bed by bed, with soil, aspect and maintenance notes you can hand to any gardener or contractor.

  3. 03

    Courtyards and balconies

    Container schemes for shaded city spaces, built around evergreen structure so the space reads well in February.

  4. 04

    Seasonal care visits

    Twice-yearly visits for pruning, dividing and replanting as a young garden fills in and shifts shape.

Next step

Request a site visit

Every commission starts with an hour in the garden. Tell me a little about the plot and I will reply with possible dates and what a design would involve.

Enquiries are answered on studio drawing days, Monday and Tuesday.