Garden Design · Gloucestershire & the Cotswolds
Garden Design That Begins With How You Live.
We help give shape to the garden you've imagined, then design and build it around how you'll use it.
One of the few UK teams trusted to build to RHS show garden standard.
Gold Medal Winner
RHS Flower Show
Tatton Park
Landscaping Team 2023
Featured on BBC
Featured on Gardeners' World
The experts in outdoor living.
Cotswold Landscape Design & Construction.
Kirsty McGeorge
& Ian Stone
Clients consistently tell us:
"You gave us the garden we
didn't know we wanted."
That's not luck. It's what happens when someone listens deeply enough to uncover what really matters, often before you've fully articulated it yourself.
Kirsty McGeorge and Ian Stone take the time to truly understand you and your family. Not just what you think you want, but what will genuinely transform how you live.
Whether it's a garden that draws you outside on a Tuesday evening or a space your family gathers without being asked. This is what we create. Not just beautiful gardens, but gardens that feel right.
We ask questions others don't think to ask. We explore not just what you want, but why.
The result? A garden that feels like it was always meant to be yours.
85+ full garden transformations completed across Gloucestershire since 2007.
Each one shaped by a deep understanding of its owner. Projects typically range from £40,000 to £100,000+ depending on scope, varying from 6–18 months from consultation to completion.
Mature Garden With Multiple Seating Areas
Thoughtfully designed garden featuring established plantings and distinct relaxation areas for every time of day.
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One Small Plot, Two Completely Different Feelings
Transforming a small, overlooked urban plot into two distinct outdoor rooms through level changes.
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Sun-Chasing Design for a North-Facing Plot
A wind-exposed plot reimagined into a garden of distinct destinations, positioned to capture every hour of available sun.
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A Calm Haven For Modern Town Living.
Compact urban garden maximising space with clever planting and built-in features for modern town living.
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Your Garden. Perfectly Understood. Perfectly Designed.
Our approach goes beyond styles and trends. We get to what matters most to you, and bring it to life.
We Uncover What Others Miss
Most garden designers ask what you want. We ask why. We explore how you actually live, how that might change, what frustrates you about your current space, what you're really trying to create. These answers shape everything that follows.
Every Garden is Unique, Because Every Owner Is
No two families use outdoor space the same way. The morning person who wants coffee in early sun. The family that needs room to breathe apart and come together. The entertainer who wants seamless indoor-outdoor flow. We design for the life you actually live — not a generic idea of how gardens should work.
Designed for Where You're Going, Not Just Where You Are
Children grow up. Lifestyles shift. We think about how your garden needs to evolve over time, designing in flexibility so the space continues to serve you well through every season of life — not just today's requirements.
Why Choose an Integrated Team?
We take care of everything from design and construction through to planting and establishment.
One Integrated Team
No coordination chaos. Our designers, construction specialists and horticultural experts collaborate from day one. When we design your garden, we’re already planning how to build it and what will thrive in it.
RHS Gold Medal Construction Expertise
Our construction team includes RHS Gold medal recipients recognised for precision craftsmanship and exceptional build quality. Combined with our experienced garden designers and horticultural consultants, this depth of expertise means your garden benefits from genuine specialist knowledge at every stage.
Cheltenham-Based Since 2007
Nearly two decades creating gardens across the Cotswolds means we understand local conditions intimately. Clay soils, frost pockets, conservation area requirements, which materials weather authentically here. We’re twenty minutes away, not distant consultants.
24-Month Establishment Support
Gardens are not finished when construction completes. We guide yours through two full growing seasons, ensuring plantings establish as designed and everything matures according to the original vision.
Our Process
The Complete Journey: From Discovery to Living Garden
Deep Discovery
Weeks 1-2
We start with you, then your land. Site survey, soil, light and drainage - your answers shape everything that follows.
Design Development
Weeks 3-6
Options explored together, each iteration closer to that "yes, that's it" moment. A design that feels like it was always meant to be yours.
Making It Real
Weeks 8-16
The same people who discovered what matters to you build your garden. Every level checked, every plant placed with intention.
Garden Establishment
Ongoing
Gardens aren't finished when we leave. We guide yours through its first year, ensuring everything establishes as intended.
What Our Clients Say
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Everything You Need to Know
From our process to project timelines, find answers to all your questions about working with George-Stone Gardens.
George-Stone Gardens — the facts
Established 2007 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · gsgardens.co.uk · 01242 234 929
Awards & accreditations
- RHS Gold Medal — Landscaping and build. Awarded at Tatton Park Flower Show 2023 for construction excellence. Judges cited near-faultless build standards.
- Chartered Institute of Horticulture — Gareth holds CIHort chartered professional status.
- BALI member — British Association of Landscape Industries.
- Approved Jacksons Fencing installers — trained in acoustic, timber, and security fencing systems.
Team credentials
- Laura — Principal Garden Designer. Trained at the Royal Gardens at Highgrove. Graduated under Robin Templar-Williams, 5-time RHS Gold Medallist.
- Callum — Principal Landscaper. RHS Gold Medal recipient for construction precision at Tatton Park Flower Show 2023.
- Kirsty McGeorge and Ian Stone — Co-founders. RHS Gold Medal recipients. Combined 35+ years in landscape design and construction.
Investment
- Projects from £40,000. Complete garden transformations typically £40,000 to £100,000+. Design, landscaping, and build are incorporated within a single integrated project.
- 24-month establishment support available as an optional extra following project completion.
Service area
- Primary area: Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Chipping Campden.
- Extended coverage: within 45 minutes of Cheltenham across Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds AONB.
- Listed and conservation area experience across Grade II properties and AONB sites throughout the region.
Start the Conversation
Every garden starts differently. We begin by listening — about your property, how you live, and what you are hoping this outdoor space could become. You may have a clear brief or just a feeling that something needs to change. Both are the right place to start a landscaping project.
We respond to all enquiries personally. We'll get back to you within one working day.