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Chris James Deakin MSGD

Chris has worked in horticulture, and garden design for over 20 years and developed his skills working for three leading landscape companies, designing projects from large country estates to small urban courtyard gardens. Having now formed his own design practice; he produces inspirational designs in which he interprets and develops the clients brief; designing space with simplicity, balance and flair. Gold medals at both Chelsea and Hampton Court have showcased Chris's work including in 1999 the RHS Tudor Rose.

Here are the images contained in this designer’s gallery. Click on any image to view a larger version and see its description.

David Harber 'Dark Planet' sculpture set within a large country garden.
Lighting within the garden, highlighting both hard landscape and soft landscape features.
Clipped hedging creates a strong, elegant central turning circle in this courtyard. A David Harber 'Chalice' Water feature acts as a curved mirror, reflecting light and colour.
The Penguin Garden. A contemporary outdoor living space with a central canal of water. The Penguins are positioned, poised to leap onto the first rock. Lighting creates a strong focal point beyond the Penguins to draw the eye down the garden.
Old Essex Farmhouse garden, with a semi formal layout. Drifts of textural planting, scented plants and clipped topiary provide a traditional feel to this peaceful country garden.
Suffolk Courtyard. This sun trap of a garden in Woodbridge Suffolk uses hot colours set against the cooling greens of pottery and the wonderful vines to provide a delightful space to sit in the warmth and enjoy outdoor living.
Garden Lighting and Garden Pod
Steps leading through textural planting.
Timber viewing deck overlooking a centuries old pond. In the heart of Suffolk, this farmhouse garden, overlooks the wonderful countryside around the market town of Framlingham.
Chelsea garden for House of Fraser 2014. 'The Outdoor Room'. The brief was to literally create a room outside. Strong Pinks and Purples were used against a grey background. Final wall and floor surfacing was used to re-create wallpaper and foors
Old Essex Farmhouse garden, with a semi formal layout. Drifts of textural planting, scented plants and clipped topiary provide a traditional feel to this peaceful country garden.
The formal, elegant approach to a house near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Using Cube pruned Lime trees to frame the drive and balance the grander of the house itself.
The Rose Walk in a peaceful country garden near Woodbridge. Clipped box hedges edge the herbaceous borders with groups of sweetly scented roses positioned along the path.
We created a simple, elegant and formal enclosed garden to the front of this historic house located near Saffron Walden, Essex. This formal space then lead onto the parkland and wider garden.
Kitchen terrace leading from this restored Newmarket Rectory. Yorkstone paving combined with brick and flint walls tie the garden to the period property and and rural location.
Sculpture viewed through planting in this Suffolk 'country garden'
Cube pruned Lime trees
Water fountain in the late afternoon.
Textural planting through A drift of clipped Box spheres
Multi stemmed Amelanchier lamarkii under planted with Hakonechloa macra
Artificial lawn providing a clean, practical space in this small modern garden near Newmarket.
Greenhouse at the heart of the vegetable garden
Tall Echinops in the fore-ground provide spiked, architectural form with purple Lupins in the back-ground.
Mown path through the meadow
Tall, elegant Stipa gigantic provide the back drop for this Gabon wall

Business
Chris Deakin Garden Design

Address
3 Lyhart Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 6RE
United Kingdom

Mobile Phone
07887 567161

Website
chrisdeakin.co.uk