
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.
We work with a range of clients across Scarborough, North Yorkshire and further afield.
We are a professional Beverley-based garden design studio, led by Emily Joy.
We offer creative ideas, technical skill and horticultural knowledge to add value to your project.
We’re here to take away the uncertainty and help you imagine and visualise how your new garden in Scarborough could look and feel.
From an initial chat to follow-up visits once the garden is complete, we provide a down to earth and professional service.

Our bespoke garden design service for Scarborough and 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 design, we offer garden design advice packages that give you inspiration and things to consider for your new garden.
Our bespoke garden design service in Scarborough guides you from your first consultation to a finished garden in clear, structured stages.
Initial Consultation - We take the time to understand your ideas and existing garden, then put together a design proposal and agree the brief.
Site Assessment - We measure the space and examine the details, identifying opportunities to enhance your garden and challenges to overcome.
Initial and Developed Design - In this collaborative stage, we move from a preliminary layout and features to detailed 3D imagery, helping you visualise your new garden.
Planting Plans – We create tailored planting plans so borders, beds, or pots suit your home, aspect of the garden, and your personal preferences.
Technical Planning – We produce technical documents to assist with landscaper quotes and make sure the garden can be built precisely.
Bringing Your Garden to Life – Once hard landscaping is complete, we can source and install your plants, ensuring your Scarborough garden grows beautifully from day one.
Rolling fields, open countryside and dramatic coastline surrounding Scarborough and nearby towns provides the perfect backdrop whether you have a large country garden or more suburban new build. We have a great understanding of the soil and growing conditions in North Yorkshire and how our rural and coastal climate can suit different types of gardens and planting.
Whether you have a private residential garden, large country garden, suburban new build garden, or an urban courtyard, we will ensure it delights you for years to come.
If you would like to discuss garden design in Scarborough or surrounding towns and villages, we would love to hear from you.
Please reach us at office@emilyjoydesign.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
We cover the Scarborough coast and nearby areas, including Filey, Whitby, Robin Hood’s Bay, Cloughton, Burniston and villages along the edge of the North York Moors.
Yes, we collaborate with trusted landscapers in Scarborough and the wider North Yorkshire coast.
Yes. If your layout and hard landscaping works but your planting doesn’t, we can create a planting plan tailored to your soil and preferred style. We can also plant everything for you.
We choose plants that naturally cope with coastal conditions in Yorkshire eg grasses, structural shrubs and perennials. Every planting plan is tailored to your exact conditions.
Yes, we often create low-maintenance designs for holiday homes and rental properties around Scarborough.
No garden is zero maintenance, but we can certainly look at a scheme that will require less input, or get hands-on through our aftercare service (dependent on your location).
For our full design service, usually around 3 months. This will always depend on the size of the garden and the ideas we’re exploring, we'll give you an estimated timeline at the start of the project.
We can also advise you re landscaper timelines and would always suggest having a no obligation chat with us if you're thinking about transforming your garden.


