Whether it’s relaxing in a hammock or gathering friends around a fire pit, the childhood feelings of magic and play in the garden are equally important for adults. But how can we bring an element of play into our gardens while maintaining the feel of a grown-up space?

Find out which plants are best for your gravel garden.

Many people know that B Corps are businesses that are working to make a positive impact, both socially and environmentally. But you might be wondering what it means to be a B Corp certified architect. Here’s a handy guide.

If you have a sloping garden, the thought of making the garden into a beautiful user-friendly space can feel daunting. Here are some ideas to make you excited about designing your sloping garden!

Extensive renovation work on this 1930s Edwardian-style house is well underway and this week Matt visited to check on progress. The house is being extensively refurbished to create a comfortable and spacious home for the family.

Being certified as a B Corporation has made us focus on how we interact with and support our local communities. As part of this commitment, Carole, our practice administrator, went along to Fair Shares in Gloucester to see how we, as a team, could help with the various projects that they run there.

Ruskin Mill College provides a therapeutic education through the landscape, helping students to build self-confidence and self-efficacy through engaging with the land. In this new blog post, you can read about the history and deep connection between Austin Design Works and Ruskin Mill College and how the buildings and landscape form an essential part of the college’s education.

Biodiversity Net Gain explained. A presentation by Rachael and Matt of Austin Design Works Ltd took place on 23rd November in our Studio in Nailsworth, Stroud.

If you want to experience rewilding in it’s truest sense the Knepp is the place to go.

How to make our homes healthy - another great presentation by Austin Design Works. Whether it’s a deep retrofit you need or advice on building from scratch we are here for you. Contact us today to see how we can help.

Read a recent article published in Cotswold Living about Landscape Architect and professional garden designer, Rachel Austin.

A beautiful garden created by Rachael Austin is now complete…

As a practice we say we are bold, but maybe we mean brave, and we need these amazing people to work with us, because they push the boundaries of what is expected in terms of design, planning and performance and make the brave choice.

Changes to the planning legislation in favour of biodiversity net gain come into force in November 2023. This promises to make a huge impact on planning applications submitted under the Town and Country Planning Act.

A day out to Malvern has driven Assistant Landscape Architect Eliza Wimperis to look further into the exciting possibility of us producing our very own show garden next year.

Rachael and Eliza join the Landscape Institute Gloucestershire Hub walk for charity

A family garden designed during lock down is now finished.

A lunchtime team outing to a finished landscape project in the beautiful Somerset countryside.

Autumn is the best time to plant bulbs which are one of the easiest garden plants to grow, needing only a well-drained, humus rich soil and some sunshine. If your soil type isn’t perfect, they work really well in pots, simply incorporate grit for sand with your growing mixture.

Sustainability is a hot topic these days, especially after the heatwaves we have been experiencing for the past few months.