A landscape studio offering sustainable and resilient design solutions with a focus on private gardens in South Devon

Skye Bond

Having initially trained in commercial horticulture at Dartington College, Skye BA (Hons) Dip GD (Hons) later graduated with distinction after studying landscape design at the KLC School of Design in Chelsea. Initially situated in West London, the design practice is now located in Ashburton on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park.

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If you would like to get in touch to discuss a potential project or to arrange a free initial site visit please email us at:

info@skyebondgardendesign.co.uk

Or alternatively you can call us on 07912 107595

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The Big Build….It’s begun!!! This secluded medieval walled garden is separated from the current Eighteenth Century townhouse by the old stable block and choked up with some rather nice wildflowers (Centrathus, Oregano…) and some n
An upcoming build and a sort of potential after-and-before! this one is going out to tender in a few days- Corten-retained terraces stepping up from the stone wall to replace the wonky lawn, resilient planting going in and mulched deeply with crushed
With something of a dearth of mature plants in this garden, we've encouraged the native self seeders to create layers of texture and colour across the space by mowing further from the edges and lifting a few clumps into border gaps that needed fillin
Behind the old orchard is this lovely run of wild garlic (or stinking jenny/ snake-plant/ devil's-posy!), backed by a good hazel hedge that at some point was properly laid in the old Devon fashion, with the pleachers almost entirely flat. Just a few
Continuing on the subject of minimal intervention... the awkward cookie cutter circle bed of sheepish plants could have been edited, the outline could have been tweaked to echo the space it shared or the plants could have been changed. Instead the ch
A lesson learned! Take your time (give it a year) before you commit to anything madly interventional. An August viewing of our potential new home revealed what appeared to be a back garden of nettles and brambles, buzzed-down for our arrival. Arms we
The Still Pond
This place is magic every day of the year...
Wild cherry, caterpillar, son.