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A walled garden in Southwick, with a pergola, seating, borders and a greenhouse

Portfolio

From Chelsea to family gardens

A selection of Naomi's work, from show gardens at RHS Chelsea to gardens across Sussex.

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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Show Gardens

A garden with a red feature wall, sculptural orange hand artworks and mixed planting, part of Naomi's 2026 Saatchi Gallery garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Saatchi Gallery Garden: Lucy Gregory →2026, Exhibition Garden

A gravel path winding through wildflowers towards pink woven twine sculptures, part of Naomi's 2025 Saatchi Gallery garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Saatchi Gallery Garden: Darcey Fleming →2025, Exhibition Garden

Naomi Ferrett-Cohen's 'Finding Our Way: An NHS Tribute Garden' at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021, a lit wooden pergola with built-in bench seating opening onto a planted garden at dusk — Finding Our Way: An NHS Tribute Garden →2021, Silver

A white circular garden pavilion with a built-in bench, surrounded by mixed planting and brick pillars, at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — The CHERUB HIV Garden: A Life Without Walls →2018, Silver-Gilt

Recent Projects

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.

Design visual of a decked area with a pergola and fabric canopy, a gabion bench, corten planters and standard trees — Hospital Garden, Berkshire →A peaceful escape at the heart of Wexham Park Hospital, in three linked areas for visitors, patients and nurses.

Design visual of a concept garden: a timber pavilion with a shingled roof beside a shallow pond with stepping stones and planting — Project Giving Back: Concept Garden →A show garden concept for Project Giving Back: a timber pavilion over a shallow pond. Designed, not built.

A planted border along a curved path in an urban garden in Shoreham, West Sussex — Urban Garden, Shoreham →A West Sussex garden built around curved brick beds, a woven fence and a garden room.

A gravel garden with boulders, sleepers and flowering perennials beneath a timber pergola, Shoreham Beach — Seaside Garden, Shoreham Beach →A contemporary garden that links to the coast, with boulders, a gravel garden of self-seeding perennials and a pergola for dining.

Design visual of a lightwell courtyard with hanging plants, a concrete bench with cushions, corten planters and ferns — Lightwell Gardens, King’s Cross →A series of self-contained lightwell courtyards in a contemporary home in the heart of London, at King’s Cross, with lush foliage and hidden lighting.

A curving gravel path and lawn in a Croydon garden, with a maple on the right and the house behind — Suburban Garden, Croydon →A Croydon garden redesigned to open onto its woodland view, with a gravel path sweeping round a circular lawn.

A hotel courtyard with timber planters, a timber bench and a wall of trailing plants, with brick buildings around — Hotel Courtyard, Kensington High Street →A planting scheme that turns a Kensington hotel courtyard and entrance into an experience to be enjoyed and admired.

A curving gravel path through grasses and perennials towards a timber arch, with the hospital building behind — Wexham Park Hospital Garden →The structures of the RHS Chelsea 2021 NHS tribute garden, redesigned and rebuilt at Wexham Park Hospital as a calm place for patients, visitors and staff.

A lawn with stepping stones and a Yorkstone patio in an urban garden in Littlehampton — Urban Garden, Littlehampton →A compact West Sussex garden designed around gentle water rills and a warm Yorkstone patio, framed by pleached trees.

Design visual of a hotel entrance with a brick facade, a tree and round planter of agapanthus, and grey paving — Renovated Hotel, Gatwick →A complete redesign of a Gatwick hotel entrance, with new seating, a bike area and planting that extends to the car park.

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.

Design visual of a timber pergola over a dining table beside a lawn, with a house behind — Suburban Garden, Eastbourne →An Eastbourne garden that uses its established trees as a backdrop, with an outdoor kitchen, a summer house and bigger borders.

Design visual of a courtyard with a curved red sofa, an outdoor kitchen under a pergola and large-leaved planting — Courtyard Garden, Hastings →A small Hastings courtyard planted with exotic foliage, with an outdoor kitchen and herb wall for cooking and socialising.

Design visual of students walking along a curved timber path beside raised bowl planters and a curved seating wall — Student Garden, Oxford →An Oxford garden for students to rest, talk and be among plants, carrying on the legacy of a Chelsea show garden.

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.

A paved path through a narrow garden of planting and a multi-stem tree, leading to a parasol in the distance — Terrace House Garden →A long, narrow terrace house garden turned into a plant-filled sanctuary with separate spaces for eating and entertaining.

By area: West Sussex · East Sussex · London · Commercial and healthcare

More about how Naomi works

Every garden here started with the same approach: design first, then build.

Read why a garden designer pays for itself →How Naomi's garden design service works →Planting design →Garden design across East and West Sussex →Show garden design →

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