Does Naomi design gardens in Graffham?

Yes. Naomi works with homeowners in Graffham and the villages around Midhurst and Petworth, by appointment, from her base in Shoreham-by-Sea.

Graffham is in the South Downs National Park. Does that matter for my garden?

It can. If your plans involve trees, boundaries or buildings, mention it at the first visit and check the rules with the South Downs National Park Authority. Graffham also has a conservation area.

What does Naomi look at when she visits a Graffham garden?

Your soil, which can change a good deal along the village, as well as the light, the slope and the views from the house. She also listens to what you would like from the garden.

A grey-clad barn-style house with a white raised planter of grasses and perennials beside the terrace, and lawn beyond

Graffham garden design

Garden designer in Graffham

Planting-led gardens for homes in Graffham and the villages between Midhurst and Petworth.

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RHS Chelsea Silver-Gilt

Two judged Chelsea Flower Show gardens, 2018 and 2021, plus two further Saatchi Gallery exhibits.

Trained at the London College of Garden Design

Naomi studied both garden design and planting design there, and qualified with Distinction.

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Garden design and planting in Graffham

Naomi Ferrett-Cohen plans gardens and planting for homes in Graffham and the villages around Midhurst and Petworth. She is a garden designer and RHS Chelsea Silver-Gilt medallist, and she visits by appointment to see your garden and hear what you want from it.

Naomi sketches her designs by hand on paper first, then builds a 3D model in SketchUp, so the layout, the planting and the views from the house are settled before any work begins. You decide at the end of each stage whether to carry on.

What Naomi’s garden design service includes →Planting design →

Gardens in and around Graffham

Graffham is a village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, inside the South Downs National Park. Its post town is Petworth, and Graffham Common, a Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve, lies between Midhurst and Petworth. The village has had a conservation area since 1984, and medieval buildings including Church Farm, Ladywell Cottage and Stewart’s Cottage. Its church, St Giles, was largely rebuilt in 1875 to designs by G E Street and keeps two nave arches from the twelfth century.

Graffham grew in a line along the foot of the Downs, where springs rise, and the ground changes along its length. Depending on where in the village you live, a garden can sit on chalk, greensand or clay.

Planting where the Downs meet the greensand

The village sits where the chalk of the Downs meets the greensand and clay below it. Soil maps show shallow, lime-rich ground in places, light acid sandy soil around the Common and heavier ground that is slow to drain elsewhere. Naomi checks yours at the first visit before she chooses a single plant.

Matching plants to soil is the heart of planting design, and it is Naomi’s passion. She chooses plants to suit your ground and light, with the wetter winters and drier summers ahead in mind.

Gardens by Naomi

A walled garden in Southwick, with a pergola, raised vegetable beds and standard trees for privacy — Walled Garden, Southwick →A West Sussex walled garden redesigned for privacy, outdoor dining and a working vegetable garden for the owners’ retirement.

A white raised planter of grasses and perennials beside a terrace and a grey-clad house in Ardingly — Countryside Garden, Ardingly →A large Ardingly garden planned for colour through the year, with deer-proof planting and space to entertain.

A sunlit planted border against a modern barn conversion in Horsham — Barn Conversion, Horsham →A half-acre barn conversion garden in West Sussex, planned from the ground up across three areas: the entrance, the courtyard and the main garden.

Planning a garden near Graffham

Naomi designs gardens across East and West Sussex. These pages may help while you decide.

Why a garden designer pays for itself →West Sussex gardens →Garden design across Sussex →Contact Naomi →

Also in the area: Garden design in Midhurst · Garden design in Petworth · Garden design in Tillington

Questions about garden design in Graffham

Does Naomi design gardens in Graffham?: Yes. Naomi works with homeowners in Graffham and the villages around Midhurst and Petworth, by appointment, from her base in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Graffham is in the South Downs National Park. Does that matter for my garden?: It can. If your plans involve trees, boundaries or buildings, mention it at the first visit and check the rules with the South Downs National Park Authority. Graffham also has a conservation area.
What does Naomi look at when she visits a Graffham garden?: Your soil, which can change a good deal along the village, as well as the light, the slope and the views from the house. She also listens to what you would like from the garden.

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