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Acres Wild Ltd

Registered Members: Debbie Roberts FSGLD and Ian Smith FSGLD

Acres Wild is an experienced, professional and widely respected garden design company run by Debbie Roberts BA (Hons) FSGD and Ian Smith BA (Hons) FSGD. The practice specialises in the design and master-planning of larger country gardens throughout Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire, as well as further afield in the UK, the Channel Islands (Guernsey) and abroad. Since they established Acres Wild in 1988, Debbie and Ian’s work has featured regularly in books and magazines and they have won numerous significant industry awards including the SGD Best Large Residential Garden Award in 2012, 2014 and 2017, the Best Medium Residential Award and Peoples Choice in 2020 and the prestigious Grand Award in 2014.

Here are the images contained in this practice’s gallery. Click on any image to view a larger version and see its description.

Painterly sweeps of grasses and perennials in this country garden in the South Downs National Park - winner of the SGD Medium Residential Garden Award 2018
Surrey Serene - winner of the SGD Large Residential Garden Award 2017
Miscanthus grasses add height and drama to the back of the pond in this Sussex country garden - image copyright Marianne Majerus
Surrey Serene - winner of the SGD Large Residential Garden Award 2017
Surrey Serene - winner of the SGD Large Residential Garden Award 2017
Surrey Serene - winner of the SGD Large Residential Garden Award 2017
Surrey Serene - winner of the SGD Large Residential Garden Award 2017
Surrey Serene - winner of the SGD Large Residential Garden Award 2017
Mixed sessional planting lines the path to the house in this large country garden - voted the Nations Favourite Garden in by the NGS and English Garden Magazine
A former drive and car park now is now an inviting front garden creating a sense of arrival to this South Downs garden - winner of the SGD Medium Residential Garden Award 2018
Sweeps of late summer grasses and perennials unite this downland garden to its surrounding landscape - winner of the SGD Medium Residential Garden Award 2018
Early morning over the garden at Blue Doors - winner of the SGD Medium Residential Garden Award 2018
Upright Calamagrostis grasses contrast with the horizontal slatted fence in this contemporary country garden in Kent
Sweeps of grasses and perennials line the path that leads out to the field beyond - voted the Nations favourite Garden in 2021 by the NGS and The English Garden magazine
Calamagrostis grasses reflecting in the scimitar shaped pond in this contemporary country garden the Sussex/Hampshire border
The wildlife pond, designed around existing trees is the hub of this large country garden in rural Berkshire - voted the Nations Favourite garden in 2021 by the NGS and readers of The English Garden magazine
Ornamental grasses catching the low autumn sunshine in this contemporary garden in Kent
A corten steel water trough and spout adds drama and brings to sky down into he space in this contemporary country garden in Kent
Miscanthus grasses surround the watercourse in this large country garden in East Sussex
Low winter sunshine warms the grasses and casts spellbinding reflections in this contemporary country garden in Kent
The Pergola Walk in the garden at Brightling Down unites the house to the walled kitchen garden
The view over the pond embraces the South Downs beyond, the deck providing the perfect destination to enjoy views back to the house
The blue spires of Perovskia rising out from cushions of Pennisetum grasses complement the the slated timbers of this barn conversion on the Sussex/Hampshire border
The zig-zag bridge across the meandering watercourse in autumn in this large Sussex country garden - image copyright Marianne Majerus
An existing well creates a focal point in this West Sussex garden with extensive views to the South Downs
A shaft of autumn sunshine illuminates the pond at Brightling Down - image copyright Marianne Majerus
The deck projects out over the pond in this contemporary country garden on the West Sussex/Hampshire border
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Address
1 Helm Cottages
Nuthurst
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 6RG
United Kingdom

Landline Phone
01403 891084

Website
acreswild.co.uk

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