ABOUT LUXURY GARDENS
Bespoke Garden Design and Build Studio
Luxury Gardens is a bespoke garden design and build studio specialising in the creation of refined, highly considered private gardens. Our work is design led, detail driven and rooted in a deep understanding of how outdoor spaces are experienced, used and lived in over time.
Working across the South East and on select projects further afield, we collaborate closely with our clients to shape gardens that feel natural, balanced and enduring, spaces that sit comfortably within their setting while elevating the way people live outdoors.
Our Promise
Our promise is to guide each project with calm judgement, honesty and attention from the earliest ideas through to the final detail on site.
We take time to understand the way each client lives, the character of the property and the practical demands of the space, so that every decision feels purposeful rather than decorative. The result is a garden that is not only beautifully composed, but quietly resilient, deeply personal and a pleasure to live with over time.
Expert Advice
Our garden design specialists bring deep knowledge and experience to every project, offering considered advice and clear guidance at each stage.
Our landscapers are skilled professionals who take time to explain the details that matter, ensuring clarity, confidence and a shared understanding throughout the process. Every completed project is followed up, supporting the long term success and growth of the garden.
Confidence
A well designed garden should feel considered from the very beginning, not only in the finished result. We approach each project with care, structure and quiet attention, bringing clarity to every stage from early ideas through to delivery.
Our role is to listen carefully, guide decisions thoughtfully and ensure the creative vision remains connected to the practical realities of the site, giving our clients confidence that every detail has purpose.
Design Director
Elisa Montalti
Elisa Montalti is the Design Director at Luxury Gardens, where her design led approach and acute attention to detail shape refined and enduring outdoor spaces.
After graduating with a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Bologna in 2013, Elisa developed a deep interest in how gardens can function as a natural extension of the home. Her work is informed by a balance of spatial understanding, material sensitivity and an appreciation of how landscapes evolve over time.
Elisa works closely with Justin Rodrigues-Manington, Creative Director at Luxury Gardens, collaborating on the overall design vision and ensuring each project is approached with clarity, cohesion and intent from the earliest stages.
Continually exploring new patterns, references and influences within garden design, Elisa’s work reflects a considered blend of artistry and functionality. Each garden is both visually composed and intuitively usable.
Elisa and Justin believe that well designed gardens do more than enhance a property. They enrich everyday life, creating moments of calm, connection and retreat, whether shared with family and friends or experienced in quiet solitude.
By understanding how clients live and use their outdoor spaces, we craft personalised garden environments that invite relaxation, celebration and longevity. Each project is approached not simply as a garden, but as a thoughtful extension of the home and the lives within it.
Creative Director
Justin Rodrigues-Manington
Justin Rodrigues-Manington is the Creative Director at Luxury Gardens, where he shapes the overall creative vision, client experience and design direction of the studio’s high-end garden projects.
With a strong instinct for proportion, atmosphere, materials and detail, Justin approaches each garden as a natural extension of the home and the people who live within it. His work is guided by a belief that a well-designed garden should feel both beautifully composed and effortless to use, creating spaces that bring calm, connection and enjoyment to everyday life.
Working closely with Elisa Montalti, Design Director at Luxury Gardens, Justin helps develop the wider design vision for each project, ensuring every garden is approached with clarity, cohesion and a strong sense of purpose from the outset.
His role bridges creativity and delivery, combining design sensitivity with a practical understanding of how gardens are built, used and experienced over time. This allows each project to move from initial concept to completed garden with care, precision and intent.
Justin’s approach is personal, considered and detail-driven. He believes luxury garden design is not simply about creating beautiful outdoor spaces, but about understanding how clients want to live, entertain, relax and connect with their surroundings.
Together, Justin and Elisa create gardens that are elegant, enduring and deeply personal, crafted not only to enhance a property, but to enrich the lives lived within it.
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Our mission
Our mission is simple. To design and develop gardens of exceptional quality, shaped around the way our clients live and use their outdoor spaces. Each garden is approached as a bespoke project, guided by careful listening, thoughtful design and a commitment to the highest standards of craftsmanship and materials.
Every garden we create is unique. Rather than working to a fixed style, we respond to context, architecture and lifestyle, ensuring each space feels personal, balanced and enduring. The result is a garden that reflects both the character of the home and the people who live within it.
Luxury Gardens operates as a design-led studio with a strong regional presence across the South East, supported by a close-knit team that values direct collaboration and clear communication. We work closely with our clients throughout the process, offering considered guidance and a level of service that is attentive, personal and consistent from first conversation through to completion.
Our Visionary Partners
The gardens we create are shaped by more than design alone. They rely on the skill of specialist makers, suppliers and manufacturers who share our belief in quality, longevity and considered detail.
Our selected partners represent the materials, products and expertise we trust within our projects, helping us create outdoor spaces that feel refined, perform beautifully and stand the test of time.
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