Marian Boswall Landscape Architects is a leading design practice with a reputation for creating beautiful landscapes and gardens, working from deep in the soil up, with long term sustainability and connectivity at their core. We focus on regenerative projects at all scales, combining a mixture of creative conservation, innovation and ecological restoration, healing our land and our own health, capturing carbon and increasing biodiversity along the way. Established in 2004 and based in the UK, we specialise in historic estates and their land, working with a selection of public and family trusts, private landowners and garden owners who share our ethos.
What services do you provide?
Landscape Design, Masterplanning, Regenerative estates, Ecosystem restoration, Natural Capital guidance and Integrated garden design.
How would you describe your style?
"The rigorous approach and structure of landscape architects’ training, softened with the abundance of plant lovers’ palettes, and balanced with an ability to listen deeply and get things done."
Please describe a recently completed project or tell us about the bespoke service that you offer
"We work at all scales and have most recently worked with two very different estates to create a masterplan vision for the next twenty to one hundred years, including developing the historic farmsteads for growing families and regenerating the surrounding farmland for healthy water, soil and food. The philosophy of the practice is to combine a deep respect for the natural world with a hands-on, practical approach to achieving results. We often work with listed buildings and in sensitive locations, and are happy to liaise with English Heritage, Natural England, planning authorities and other stakeholders. These landscapes reflect the rich history of the people and the place, and we seek to forge a continuum between the past, the present, and the future. Our designs work with the underlying topography and biology of the land to create biodiversity and extend habitats, and our planting plans are informed by naturally occurring plant families of the local area. We work with ecologists and local craftsmanship who have a respect for the land of an age gone by. Using sensitive space planning, natural materials and careful construction detailing, we focus on both doing and listening, bringing out the best of each client and each site’s unique essence."
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