Bronze
A complete spatial design: layout, structure, surfaces, levels, and materials. The bones of a garden that will work properly, and keep working, for years to come. Planting plan not included.
:quality(80))
Gardens designed for real life, and everything in it
I design calm, low-maintenance gardens for Yorkshire homeowners who want something beautiful to live with, and a space that quietly gives something back to the world around it.
:quality(80))
Most gardens start with good intentions
I'm Sally Tierney, an award-winning Yorkshire garden designer and horticulturalist who's been designing private gardens since 1997. I hold a Chelsea Silver-Gilt Medal, two consecutive Harrogate Flower Show Golds, and I'm a Registered Member of the Society of Garden Designers.
Most of the gardens I'm asked to redesign share the same story. They started with good intentions, but somewhere along the way they became something to manage rather than something to enjoy.
I design gardens that change that. Spaces that are calm to be in, realistic to maintain, and quietly rich in life, without any of the chaos or overwhelm that wildlife gardening sometimes suggests.
I listen carefully, ask the right questions, and design around the real version of your life, not an idealised one. And always, always with one eye on the soil, the seasons, and the creatures that share your garden.
How I work with you
Every project starts with a conversation. From there, you choose the level of support that suits where you are. No pressure, no obligation. A garden consultation is £300 + VAT, and there's no obligation to go further.
Silver
Everything in Bronze, plus a detailed planting plan: exactly the right plants for your soil, your light, and the amount of time you actually want to spend in the garden. Clear, usable, and entirely yours.
Gold
The full process: design, planting plan, plant sourcing, and I'm on site to oversee the planting. You step into a finished garden, with everything in its right place from the very first day.
A beautiful garden should fit your life. And if it can quietly give something back to the world around it, all the better.
Sally Tierney
Some of the gardens I've designed
:quality(80))
:quality(80))
:quality(80))
What my clients say
We'd been putting the garden off for years. It felt overwhelming every time we walked outside. Sally listened properly. She didn't design what looked impressive on paper; she designed what would actually work for us. Two years on, it's the room we spend most of our time in.
I was worried that wanting a wildlife-friendly garden meant giving up any sense of order. Sally showed me that was never really true. We have bees, birds, and hedgehogs, and the garden still feels calm and cared-for. I'd never have found that balance without her.
I came to Sally with no real idea of what I wanted, just a feeling that something wasn't right. That turned out to be exactly the right place to start. The consultation gave me more clarity than I'd expected, and the design followed naturally from there.
:quality(80))
The Hortero Garden
Quietly, across Yorkshire, something is building.
A patchwork of gardens, each one beautiful, each one managed with care, that together form something larger than any single plot. Corridors where hedgehogs can move freely. Borders where bees can feed through every season. Water sources where birds can rest and drink.
I call them Hortero Gardens. Not a certification or a checklist. Just a way of thinking about your garden as part of something bigger. A space that belongs to you and to the life that depends on it.
They're not wild. They're not messy. They're just a little kinder. A little more connected.
Would you like to create one?
:quality(80))
:quality(80))
:quality(80))
Ready to start thinking about your garden?
Every project begins the same way: a quiet conversation about your space, your life, and what you'd like to change. There's no pressure, and no obligation to go further.
Let's start with a conversation