FOLDGardens . Landscape . Ecology
Planting that performs Design informed by ecology. Refined through horticulture. FOLD is a specialist planting and design consultancy helping clients including landscape architects, designers, multidisciplinary teams and private clients to create gardens and landscapes that establish confidently, evolve naturally and perform for decades.
We believe successful planting is about more than selecting the right species. It is about understanding the relationships between plants, soils, climate and management to create living systems that become richer and more resilient over time.
From early strategy through to detailed design, implementation and long-term stewardship, we provide the technical expertise that transforms ambitious planting strategies into enduring landscapes.
Planting isn't an afterthought. It's infrastructure.Why FOLD?
Planting succeeds when design, ecology and horticulture are considered together, not in isolation.
Our work bridges these disciplines, combining ecological thinking with rigorous horticultural knowledge and practical experience to deliver planting that responds to place, performs under pressure and matures with character.
Every recommendation is informed by how landscapes function over time.
Not simply how they look on completion.
Our Approach
We design plant communities, not planting plans.Rather than treating planting as a collection of individual species, we design living communities that respond to site conditions, interact naturally and evolve through the seasons and over the years.
Every project begins with understanding the landscape itself.
Ecology
Our approach begins with understanding the site. Baseline habitat surveys help us identify the existing ecology, conditions and opportunities, providing a foundation for a targeted design response.
From there, we study how plants relate to one another and to their environment, creating communities that support biodiversity and remain robust in changing climatic conditions.
Soils & Substrates
Healthy landscapes begin below ground. We advise on soils, engineered substrates and mineral growing media to create the conditions that allow planting to establish successfully and remain resilient with minimal intervention.
Horticulture
Good ideas only matter if they can be delivered. Our recommendations are grounded in practical horticultural knowledge ensuring planting can be implemented, managed and maintained successfully throughout its life.
Stewardship
Planting continues to develop long after practical completion. We help clients understand establishment, succession and long-term management, alongside ongoing ecological surveys and landscape monitoring to track changes in habitat quality and biodiversity over time.
Spatial Design
We design gardens that are shaped by the site and the people who use them, informed by architecture, landscape, soils and ecology, and blended with the practical needs of everyday life. This practice results in gardens & landscape that are enjoyable, connected to their environment and richer over time.