River to the commons
Wandsworth
Victorian and Edwardian terraces running from the river to the commons, many recently extended at the back. Gardens are long and narrow, and have to catch up with a house that has just been finished.
Battersea, Putney, Wandsworth Town, Tooting, Balham, Southfields and Roehampton
River and parkland
Richmond upon Thames
The river, the parks and some of London's finest period houses, much of it inside conservation areas. Gardens here need real presence, and the planning knowledge to go with it.
Richmond, Kew, East Sheen, Barnes, Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton
Wimbledon and south
Merton
Larger Victorian and Edwardian plots around Wimbledon Village and the Common, and family houses towards Raynes Park. Room for real structure: level changes, terracing and established trees.
Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village and Raynes Park
Royal borough
Kingston upon Thames
Riverside houses in Kingston, Edwardian villas in Surbiton and the large private plots of Coombe. The same questions come first: levels, drainage and how the garden will be used.
Kingston, Surbiton, Coombe and New Malden
Surrey
Elmbridge
Larger plots and private estates, often backing onto woodland or open land. The scale is closer to a country garden, and privacy matters as much as planting.
Weybridge, Cobham, Esher and Oxshott