Does Naomi design gardens in Midhurst?

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

Is Midhurst in the South Downs National Park?

Yes. The town sits in the National Park, and the Park Authority is the local planning authority. Tell Naomi at the first visit if your plans involve trees, boundaries or buildings, and check the rules with the Authority.

Can Naomi plan a larger country garden near Midhurst?

Yes. Naomi plans large gardens carefully, designing the whole site first and then the planting of each area, so the garden matures well.

A sunlit planted border of red-hot poker and agapanthus against a converted barn in Horsham, West Sussex

Midhurst garden design

Garden designer in Midhurst

Gardens and planting designed around how you live, for homes in Midhurst and the villages nearby.

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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 Midhurst

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

Whatever stage your Midhurst garden has reached, Naomi begins with a hand sketch of the whole space and then a 3D model in SketchUp, so the layout and the planting are settled before any work starts.

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

Gardens in and around Midhurst

Midhurst is a market town on the River Rother in West Sussex, inside the South Downs National Park, at the foot of the chalk scarp of the Downs. The town has a conservation area that takes in the Grade I listed ruins of Cowdray House, and its buildings use local sandstone, red brick and clay tiles. Most of the foliage you see in the town comes from trees in private gardens.

The South Downs National Park Authority is the local planning authority here, so it is worth checking the rules before you change trees, boundaries or buildings. Mention it at the first visit and Naomi will plan around it.

Planting on the Greensand

The historic core of Midhurst is built almost entirely on the Sandgate beds of the Lower Greensand, a sandstone, and the South Downs National Park Authority describes the Greensand landscape of the Rother valley as having well-drained sandy soils. A band of clay also crosses the town, so soil can differ from one garden to the next.

Naomi checks your soil and light at the first visit and chooses plants to suit them, with an eye on the wetter winters and drier summers ahead, so there is colour and interest through the year.

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 Midhurst

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 →

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Questions about garden design in Midhurst

Does Naomi design gardens in Midhurst?: Yes. Naomi works with homeowners in Midhurst and the villages around it, by appointment, from her base in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Is Midhurst in the South Downs National Park?: Yes. The town sits in the National Park, and the Park Authority is the local planning authority. Tell Naomi at the first visit if your plans involve trees, boundaries or buildings, and check the rules with the Authority.
Can Naomi plan a larger country garden near Midhurst?: Yes. Naomi plans large gardens carefully, designing the whole site first and then the planting of each area, so the garden matures well.

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