Apple pod, stone seat, deck and a beautiful view in Sophia's TV-featured garden - Wylam Garden by Sophia's Gardens

A sunken kitchen-garden patio, with veg beds, is sunny and cosy, with a view of a Japanese Acer and wildlife planting flowerbeds. Garden transformation in North Shields, by Sophia's Gardens

Old stone courtyard parterre garden in Weardale, by Sophia's Gardens

A garden where a car is parked unobtrusively, surrounded by ornamental planting

Statuesque pergola over a Siberian Larch Deck and stone patio with raised beds, in Spennymoor, by Sophia's Gardens

Japanese gate made with bamboo and cast iron with a bamboo arch, looking through to grasses in an ornamental flowerbed, in Darras Hall, Ponteland, by Sophia's Gardens

Evening atmosphere on the deck, Sophia's Garden Featured in Alan Titchmarsh Love Your Garden

County Durham Garden & Landscape Design

Concept to Completion

Comprehensive service

Consultancy

Faster & simpler

Aftercare training

Living your dream

Expert local garden design

Looking for a garden designer near you? Based in County Durham, with over 20 years’ experience designing throughout the North East, Sophia’s Gardens will transform your outdoor space into a garden sanctuary with our professional garden design services.

Why choose us? With a strong interest in soils and biodiversity, Sophia understands Durham’s unique climate, soil, and landscape. As well as aiming for a sustainable environment, Sophia is an adventurous garden designer, not confined to one design style. She will respond to your own dreams.

Image of a curved pergola over a curvy stepping-stone path leading past a wildlife pond to a patio in front of a modern-traditional house

‘Our lovely wildlife-friendly garden gives us hours of pleasure’, Laura, Durham

Local expertise

Our team has created gardens across County Durham, from historic homes near Durham Cathedral, to traditional properties in Weardale, Shincliffe Village and Darlington, to modern properties in areas like Spennymoor, Seaham, Bishop Auckland and Newton Hall.

View County Durham examples

From a circular patio to beautiful curvaceous lawns to the rear of a contemporary house and garden