Dense mixed border planting of grasses and perennials in summer light

Open Garden Studio

Portrait of garden designer Wren Alderly Booking spring 2027

Wren Alderly

Garden Designer & Planting Specialist

I draw gardens that are honest about their soil, their light and how much time you actually have for them.

  • Ashvale & the Wend Valley
  • Visits by appointment
  • Drawn plans, built by your contractor or mine

What I take on

01

Garden design

Measured plans for courtyards, town gardens and small country plots — levels, paths, beds and planting, drawn so they can be built from.

02

Planting schemes

Season-by-season lists chosen for your aspect and soil, with a note on what each plant wants from you and when.

03

Restoration

Bringing neglected beds, overgrown hedging and worn paths back into working order without starting from bare ground.

04

Mentoring

Walk-and-talk sessions in your own garden for owners who would rather learn the decisions than hand them over.

Trained at the Wend Valley School of Horticulture. Ten seasons of working gardens before I drew a single plan.

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Tell me about the garden

A few lines is plenty — where it is, roughly how big, what is bothering you about it now. I read every note myself.

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