An award winning designer
Sauterelle’s award winning designer, Sarah Bicknell is in the top 1% of UK designers. One of just 172 Registered Members of the Society of Garden Designers in the UK
Extensive experience across many design styles ranging from cutting edge design and sensory gardens to timeless classic gardens with a unique and original twist.
Daily Telegraph Garden Designer of the Year 2004 – winner
Channel 4 Great Garden Challenge 2005 – semi-finalist
A passion that flowers
Sauterelle have a passion for garden design, which has grown since we were established in 2003. We look at every space with a fresh pair of eyes, questioning the mundane and accepting nothing as given. We love to be inspired, and work intuitively to create an original garden landscape that will in turn inspire you. A Sauterelle garden will be a unique and vibrant outdoor living area that can be used all year round. It will add real value to your home, but more importantly, it will add real quality to your living.
We read between the washing lines
However creative and original Sauterelle are, we know that your garden must also be practical. Your garden may have a washing line, a shed and a vegetable patch, but we can integrate these functional items beautifully with the rest of the garden. Our green fingers will ensure that they don’t stick out like sore thumbs.
We make sense
Sauterelle specialise in creating wonderful sensory gardens for adults and children of all ages and abilities. Delightful vibrant gardens have been created for The Cedar School, Saxon Wood School, The Rainbow Centre, Emmaus and Naomi House Children’s Hospice.
We tread softly
In designing your garden, we will protect the planet as much as possible. Sauterelle endeavour to recommend products from sustainable sources and manage the project with the environment in mind.
We don’t do marigolds
Standing in a nursery surrounded by plants for us is like being a child in a sweetie shop. We believe that a great design really flourishes when it is filled to the brim with gorgeous plants. Sauterelle strive to scour the country for unusual and striking plants that will make your garden extraordinary. So we don’t really do marigolds.
We delight our clients, every time
Over the years Sauterelle have developed a unique design ethos which starts by working intuitively with the client to understand their needs, how the space needs to work and what they are hoping to achieve. For commercial and public spaces this may involve public consultation; this is second nature to the Sauterelle team. We continue to delight our clients and frequently receive glowing testimonials. Here are just a few of them:
I would like to thank you very sincerely for the outstanding work you have done for us in delivering a stunning garden design. We are really pleased with the way you worked closely to us, listened to our wishes, and have produced a finished product which has transformed our garden.. in particular we very much like the way you incorporated into the design the historical features of the house and it’s existing structures.. in a way we had not really expected or hoped for.
Sir Albert and Lady Aynsley-Green.I am delighted with our fantastic garden. I couldn’t have wished for anything better and still look at it every morning with amazement…thank you for everything. We love it
Mrs Corbett.We have been absolutely delighted by the fantastic help, expertise and support you have so willingly given to the children of Cedar School… The Sensory Garden is a joy to behold and gives us all so much pride in the very dramatic change that you designed from an area of tarmac to the ‘Garden of the Five Senses’. It has been a real privilege working with you as you really listened to the pupils and made their ideas come to life.
Brian HartEvery time we look out at the garden we smile
Mr PhillipsThanks very much for your help and creative input at the Rainbow Centre…. I think the result is terrific and has made a really exciting place in which the children can explore and play.
John Chaffe