Isabel & Julian Bannerman

Designing landscapes and garden architecture together since 1983, Isabel and Julian Bannerman have built a reputation for romantic, distinctly English gardens that respond to the character of their site rather than impose a style. Their work — across urban, woodland and heritage gardens — is celebrated for its inventive use of structure and planting and its commitment to organic, sustainable practice.

Acclaimed British garden designer duo.

Course

Creating a Romantic English Country Garden

Join Isabel and Julian Bannerman at Ashington Manor as they share their instinctive, landscape-led approach to creating romantic English country gardens. Through intimate, beautifully filmed lessons, they reveal how to balance structure with wildness, craft views, use colour and texture, and let nature shape the space. With practical guidance and inspiring insights, the Bannermans show how even small interventions can transform your garden into a place that grows naturally and beautifully over time.

12 Lessons

Included with membership

Lesson plan — 12 lessons

01 Creating a Romantic English Country Garden

01 Meet the Bannermans
02 Developing a style & philosophy
03 The story of Ashington Manor

02 Garden design fundamentals

04 The building blocks of design
05 How to build a planting scheme
06 Colour without rules
07 Order, beauty and chaos

03 A tour of Ashington Manor

08 The courtyard
09 The rose garden & lavender paths
10 The yews
11 The fernery
12 The cottage garden

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