100+
trades business grown
5.0★
Google & Trustpilot rating
£1.8M+
generated for our clients
UK-based
UK team for UK clients
Why SEO works for garden designers
Commissioning a garden designer is a considered, higher-end choice, so people research and compare portfolios on Google when they're serious, not off a social feed. Competition for the design terms is lighter than for landscaping, and the buyers actively want a designer, so ranking is very achievable.
Considered, higher-end
Clients research and compare portfolios when they mean it.
Design intent
Garden design searches are distinct from the build searches.
Light competition
The design terms are less contested than landscaping.
The garden design searches your customers are typing
Garden design buyers search by the service - garden design, planting plans, landscape design, garden master plans - usually with the town added. These are considered, design-led searches with a higher-end buyer, distinct from the build searches, so we target the design terms specifically.
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garden design
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garden designer near me
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planting plans
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landscape design
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garden master plan
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They pushed my business all year (and continue to do so), making it one of the most profitable years I've ever had.
Mark Noble
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They have completely turned my business from not getting many enquiries, to getting a shed load in a matter of months.
Pete Murphy
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Excellent company, friendly, professional , great value. If you want your business to grow, these are the guys.
Mike Noden
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Charlie and Patrick have worked with me for over a year now. The results are astonishing and we have gained long term partners.
Jacob Bradbury
What ranking is worth to a garden design business
Garden design is fee-led and project-based, so a single extra design commission is a strong return, and many lead on to design-and-build or ongoing work. Use the calculator to estimate the return for your average job value and county.
What our SEO process for garden designers actually includes
It starts with keyword research, targeting the design-led terms - garden design, planting plans, landscape design - distinct from the build searches a landscaper owns. If your site isn't built to rank and show your portfolio, we rebuild it, included at no extra charge. We optimise your Google Business Profile and target the surrounding towns with local SEO. We build authority through link swaps with non-competing trades like landscapers and tree surgeons, never rival garden designers, and report monthly on what's ranking and what's turning into design commissions.
01 Keyword research
02 New website (included)
03 Google profile optimisation
04 Local SEO
05 Link building
06 Reporting
How we build links for garden designers
We build links mainly through local swaps with non-competing trades - landscapers, fencing and driveway firms, builders, tree surgeons and nurseries, never rival garden designers. Each sits on a page that ranks, which is what passes authority.
Local businesses we might swap links with
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Landscapers
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Fencing
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Driveways
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Builders
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Tree surgeons
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Patio & decking
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Artificial grass
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Outdoor lighting
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Plant nurseries
Let us look over your garden design website
Request a free competitor gap review. We'll audit your site, your Google rankings and your top three local competitors, then send a tailored 90-day action plan. No obligation, free of charge.
FAQs about SEO for Garden Designers
We value transparency above everything else - so if you have a question, just ask!
How is this different from a landscaper page?
It's a different buyer and intent. Landscaping searches lean toward the build - patios, decking, turfing - while garden design searches are for the design service, the plans and the vision. If you offer both, we'd usually run separate pages so the design work ranks for design searches rather than getting lost behind the build.
Most of my work comes through referrals. Why SEO?
Referrals are great until they slow, and they cap your reach. SEO adds a second pipeline of design enquiries you control, from people actively searching for a garden designer in your area, including higher-end clients outside your referral network where you'd otherwise be invisible.
My portfolio sells the work. Does SEO change that?
Your portfolio still closes the job - SEO just gets it in front of the right people. Design buyers want to see your style and previous gardens, so we build a site that ranks and showcases the work, putting your portfolio in front of buyers at the moment they're searching for a designer.