
Reimagining your garden should feel exciting, a chance to improve how you live, entertain or relax outdoors. Yet many people across North Yorkshire find the process difficult to navigate at first.
Common questions come up, such as:
That’s exactly where we help.
As a professional garden design studio, we bring clarity to the whole process, creating a garden that reflects your tastes and the setting of your home. Our design approach is clear and structured, guiding you through each stage, from the first ideas to the completed garden.
Working across North Yorkshire, including York, Harrogate, Thirsk and nearby villages, we create gardens that feel grounded in their surroundings and built to last.
Every aspect is considered: how you move around the space, the balance of materials, planting that thrives and thoughtful details throughout.
We work with homeowners in York and North Yorkshire to create outdoor spaces that feel effortless and considered.
Contact us today and we’ll start your journey with a free, no-obligation discussion.
We will cut through the unknowns and help you visualise your new garden.
We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service from the first time you contact us to follow up visits on completed gardens.
We are a professional Yorkshire based garden design studio, led by Emily Joy.
We offer creative ideas, technical skill and horticultural knowledge to add value to your project.

Our bespoke garden design service for North Yorkshire can take you from an initial consultation to your garden transformation being complete.

We produce detailed planting plans and concept drawings. Once you're happy with the plans, our soft landscaping team can look after all the sourcing and planting for you.

If you don't need full garden design, we offer garden design advice packages that give you inspiration and things to consider for your North Yorkshire garden.
Our bespoke garden design service follows a collaborative and structured process.
Transforming your garden is a journey, and we’re here to make it a lasting investment that brings you joy for years to come.
We will take time to understand your vision and add value to your project through our bespoke garden design, border design or advice services.
If you would like to discuss how we can help transform your garden in North Yorkshire we would love to hear from you.
Please reach us at office@emilyjoydesign.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
A professional garden designer turns your ideas into a clear, well-thought-out plan for your outdoor space. We look at how you want to use the garden, assess the site conditions, from North Yorkshire’s varied soils to aspect and levels, and design a layout, planting scheme and features.
Having a professional design in place helps you avoid costly mistakes and ensures you make the most of our your investment.
Alongside taking time to understand your preferences, we'll take cues from the architecture and wider landscape, whether it’s a Victorian townhouse in Harrogate or a cottage near Thirsk.
We design balanced gardens that feel appropriate and connected to your home. We also work on new builds too.
Yes, we can design and plant new borders or refresh existing ones. We have an in-house soft landscaping team and work on a range of properties and projects across North Yorkshire.
We can also offer maintenance and aftercare (dependent on location).
Every garden is different, which is why we always begin with a site assessment.
Across York, Harrogate and the wider North Yorkshire area, soils can vary from heavier clay patches to more free-draining or loamy ground. We will tailor all planting and design choices to the conditions of your garden.
Our full design service (if we're looking at the whole garden) can take around 3 months on average, dependent on the number of feedback rounds.
If we're just designing planting, it can be a matter of weeks. The timeline for installation or any build work will vary depending on the scope of the project, but we work closely with landscapers in North Yorkshire and will be able to advise.


