Wild by Design provides complete garden design and build services throughout Guildford and surrounding areas. As award-winning landscaping specialists, we deliver seamless garden transformations from initial concept through to final planting, ensuring your vision becomes reality without the hassle of coordinating multiple contractors.
Our integrated design and build approach means one team, one vision, and one point of contact throughout your Guildford garden project. Whether you’re planning a complete garden transformation in central Guildford, creating wildlife habitats in Shalford, have a small garden you’d like to design, or developing sustainable landscapes in Merrow, our expert team delivers exceptional results.
We’ve built a strong reputation for landscaping in Guildford and the North Downs villages, where the sandy greensand soils and undulating terrain call for a different approach to planting and drainage than the clay ground further south.
If you’re looking for landscapers in Guildford who lead with ecology rather than paving and decking, our portfolio of wildlife gardens, meadow edges, and naturalistic hard landscaping is worth a look.
Our garden landscaping Guildford projects range from compact town-garden redesigns near the High Street to full estate schemes on the greensand slopes of the Surrey Hills — each one led by our in-house design team from first sketch to final plant.
For Guildford landscaping that works with the local terrain and microclimate rather than against it, we always begin with a site analysis — soil type, aspect, drainage, and existing ecology all inform the design before a single plant is chosen.
As experienced guildford landscape gardeners, we’re familiar with the planning constraints and tree protection orders that affect many of the older properties in the borough, and we handle all necessary applications as part of our design-and-build service.
As landscapers Guildford homeowners and developers return to repeatedly, we pride ourselves on getting the groundworks right first time — proper drainage, solid edging, and careful levels that mean the finished garden stays looking good for years.
For an overview of our design credentials and process, our landscape designers in Surrey page is the best place to start — and our honest guide to landscaping costs in Surrey covers typical project budgets from small garden redesigns up to full estate schemes.
Beyond the aesthetic impact, our post on gardens and mental health covers why professionally designed outdoor spaces matter as a wellbeing investment — and our pieces on unlocking the beauty of your outdoors and enhancing your outdoor space are useful primers for clients who are just beginning to think about a full redesign.
Beyond design and build, we also look after gardens for the long term — our garden maintenance team works throughout Guildford and the surrounding North Downs villages.
For estates and larger grounds around Guildford, see our grounds and estate maintenance service.






