Susan Dunstall

Susan Dunstall’s garden designs are recognised for their clean, architectural lines, rich planting and elegant styling. She has created beautiful outdoor spaces for a range of clients across the UK.

Intelligent design is the focus: commissions are thoughtfully planned, using traditional materials to sit harmoniously in contemporary settings. Susan uses her keen eye for detail and a multi-disciplinary background in art, design and project management to deliver a landscaped space that is bespoke to the individual client.

Commissions have taken Susan right across the country, with her not only bringing up to date the classic Cotswold country garden but also creating a fresh take on London mews courtyards, clever terracing and zoning in executive developments and introducing sculpture and water focal points into gardens of all sizes.

Part of an award-winning collaboration team that designed David Harber’s sculpture gardens at Chelsea Flower Show for three years running (Best Trade Stand for 2013 to 2015), Susan’s striking, conceptual designs raised the bar for how show gardens could be designed, planned, executed and delivered within the pressured timescales. 

Recognising the power of gardens to heal, and how they were once used to restore the sick back to health, Susan’s garden design expertise also means that she works with community groups, hospitals and treatment centres to create elegant and peaceful settings to aid people’s mental and physical recovery.

Susan is a long-standing tutor of the internationally respected online Garden Design Diploma programme run by the Oxford College of Garden Design. This enables her to mentor students and foster best practice garden design in tomorrow’s up-and-coming designers.