Garden Styles to Inspire Your Space
Inspirational garden styles to get you started
ARRANGE A CONSULTATIONAt Boma, we don’t design from rigid templates. These styles are creative starting points — frameworks that help us explore what will work best for your space, your lifestyle and your taste. Many of our projects blend elements from more than one style to create something entirely personal.
Some garden styles to get you started
These styles exist to spark ideas to begin a meaningful conversation. Whether you prefer structure or softness, calm restraint or seasonal colour, we interpret your preferences into a cohesive planting plan tailored to London conditions.
Cottage Garden
Romantic and abundant, with roses, clematis, salvia and nepeta weaving through soft-edged, layered planting.
Tropical Garden
Bold and dramatic, with palms, tree ferns, banana and canna creating lush, architectural foliage impact.
Japanese Garden
Restrained and intentional, with Japanese maple, pine, ornamental cherry and flowing grasses shaping form, texture and calm.
Mediterranean Garden
Sun-loving and aromatic, with lavender, rosemary, olive and euphorbia in a drought-tolerant, silver-toned planting.
Woodland Walk
Calm and layered, with birch, acer and sorbus sheltering ferns, hellebores and hosta in a textured, shade-loving planting.
Architectural Garden
Geometric and considered, with clipped box, yew and pleached hornbeam anchoring phormium, agapanthus and feather reed grass.
Contemporary Urban Garden
Relaxed and contemporary, with hydrangea, miscanthus and verbena bringing movement and texture to clean-lined raised bed planting.
Naturalistic & Wildlife Garden
Soft and naturalistic, with echinacea, rudbeckia, salvia and grasses drifting through a wildlife-rich, pollinator-friendly planting.
Courtyard & Roof Terrace Container Planting
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We create garden sanctuaries within London’s courtyards, roof terraces, balconies and urban outdoor spaces. As horticultural specialists, we assess each site’s unique microclimate and select containers and plants to maximise both aesthetic appeal and sustainability.
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Fruit-Laden Olive Trees
Characterful Olea europaea heavy with olives, bringing sun-warmed texture and instant Mediterranean atmosphere to terraces and patios.
Chocolate Cosmos & Magenta Yarrow in Bloom
Deep, rich Cosmos atrosanguineus paired with vibrant magenta Achillea, creating a bold, late-summer floral statement.
Delphinium Spires in Electric Blues & Purples
Towering Delphinium flower spikes in vivid blues and violet tones, adding vertical drama and cool, luminous colour to summer borders.
Platted Bay Trees
Architectural Laurus nobilis with neatly plaited trunks, styled in whitewashed terracotta planters for a clean, Mediterranean-leaning statement.
Shasta Daisies & Leucanthemum ‘Banana Cream’
Classic white Shasta daisies paired with creamy-yellow Leucanthemum ‘Banana Cream’, offering a soft, charming display that lights up summer beds.
Bold Euphorbia, Salvia & Hellebores in Spring Colour
A striking seasonal trio — chartreuse Euphorbia, rich blue Salvia and elegant Helleborus combining for vivid spring contrast and structure.
Astilbe Plumes of Summer Drama
Feathery plumes of Astilbe unfold in lush summer colour, adding soft vertical texture and a romantic, airy feel to shaded borders.
Hebe ‘Heart Breaker’ & Iberis in Bloom
Neon-pink new growth on Hebe ‘Heart Breaker’ with crisp white Iberis flowers — a fresh, high-contrast pairing for pots and front-of-border planting.
Echinacea Colour Burst
Vivid Echinacea flowers in punchy summer shades, bringing bold colour, strong structure, and pollinator-friendly energy to borders and pots.
Hellebore Collection at Boma
A rich assortment of Helleborus varieties, showcasing winter and early-spring blooms that add elegant colour and structure to shady garden corners.
Camellia in Perfect Pink Bloom
A lush Camellia unfurling pristine pink petals, offering timeless elegance and rich colour for sheltered garden spots or decorative containers.
Skimmia Rubella & Finchy Combinations
Glossy evergreen Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ paired with cheerful Finchy blooms, blending rich foliage tone with vibrant spring colour for year-round garden interest.
Phormium, Olive & Daisy Harmony
Sculptural Phormium teamed with silvery olive foliage and bright daisy flowers — a crisp, sun-loving mix that feels clean, modern, and Mediterranean-leaning.
Pyracantha with Orange Berries & Phormium Pairing
Bright, berry-laden Pyracantha contrasts with architectural Phormium foliage, bringing seasonal colour and bold texture to garden beds and container arrangements.
Rudbeckia Summer Daisy Display
Bright, gold-centred Rudbeckia blooms in cheerful summer hues, creating a lively daisy-style display that energises borders and containers alike.
Autumn Radiance with Cordyline & Skimmia
A fiery autumn mix — architectural Cordyline foliage set against glossy evergreen Skimmia, bringing rich texture and seasonal colour to cooler-season borders or containers.
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