Lottie Delamain
DirectorLottie started working life in textile design and spent six years living and working in South-East Asia working in fashion and homewares. On returning to the UK, Lottie retrained in Garden Design at the Inchbald School of Design, graduating with Distinction. Since then she has been working on gardens around the UK, from small urban spaces to historic estates and commercial developments.
Lottie is passionate about connecting people to the natural world and the underrated story-telling power of gardens. In May 2022, Lottie completed her first show garden at RHS Chelsea, A Textile Garden for Fashion Revolution.
She has been featured widely in the press, talks and chairs panels on gardens and design, and regularly writes for House & Garden. Lottie is a big advocate for the power of gardens to enrich our lives, and is a trustee of We Are Grow a charity working with schools & communities delivering programmes in sustainable food growing & outdoor learning. Her first book, published by Thames & Hudson is out in Spring 2026.
Lottie is passionate about connecting people to the natural world and the underrated story-telling power of gardens. In May 2022, Lottie completed her first show garden at RHS Chelsea, A Textile Garden for Fashion Revolution.
She has been featured widely in the press, talks and chairs panels on gardens and design, and regularly writes for House & Garden. Lottie is a big advocate for the power of gardens to enrich our lives, and is a trustee of We Are Grow a charity working with schools & communities delivering programmes in sustainable food growing & outdoor learning. Her first book, published by Thames & Hudson is out in Spring 2026.
Ben Brace
Landscape Architect CMLI
Ben is a Chartered Landscape Architect, Project Manager and Horticulturalist with 18 years experience across a range of projects and scales.
He spent several years at the Royal Horticultural Society playing a major role in delivering the Key Investment Projects, most notably at RHS Garden Bridgewater. More recently he has worked on the delivery of high end, complex landscapes, with a focus on commercial development projects throughout London.
A self-confessed plant nerd, Ben is a champion of community green spaces, Ben loves the challenge of integrating green infrastructure into urban sites and enabling equitable access for all.
He spent several years at the Royal Horticultural Society playing a major role in delivering the Key Investment Projects, most notably at RHS Garden Bridgewater. More recently he has worked on the delivery of high end, complex landscapes, with a focus on commercial development projects throughout London.
A self-confessed plant nerd, Ben is a champion of community green spaces, Ben loves the challenge of integrating green infrastructure into urban sites and enabling equitable access for all.
Fred Tiffin
Garden DesignerFred came to garden design from a career as a documentary producer working all over the world in news, current affairs and sport. He retrained at the
London College of Garden Design at Kew, graduating with a distinction and then began his career at Cameron Gardens before joining the studio in 2024.
He is an avid gardener, passionate plantsman and devout believer in the capacity of nature to cure the soul. He learnt his love of romantic, naturalistic gardens from his father’s rose collection and has a gimlet eye for good design. Today his designs draw on many years of travelling, having visited over 70 countries and counting. When he’s not in the garden with his dog Olive, he might well be found at Stamford Bridge supporting his other love Chelsea.
He is an avid gardener, passionate plantsman and devout believer in the capacity of nature to cure the soul. He learnt his love of romantic, naturalistic gardens from his father’s rose collection and has a gimlet eye for good design. Today his designs draw on many years of travelling, having visited over 70 countries and counting. When he’s not in the garden with his dog Olive, he might well be found at Stamford Bridge supporting his other love Chelsea.
A picture garden for a chic townhouse in Dulwich
Proof that size is no object, this bijou garden has depth that belies its size, thanks to a rich palette of textural rusts and browns, across two levels.
Bespoke corten steel and Dutch clay pavers create warmth and depth, and a great base for a simple palette of plants chosen for their movement and character.
This garden started as an uninspired sunken courtyard, hemmed in by high walls and ugly concrete paving.
Working closely with architect Rosie McClaren and interior designer Christian Bense, we transformed it into a picture garden that is as much a pleasure to be in as look at.
Bespoke corten steel and Dutch clay pavers create warmth and depth, and a great base for a simple palette of plants chosen for their movement and character.
This garden started as an uninspired sunken courtyard, hemmed in by high walls and ugly concrete paving.
Working closely with architect Rosie McClaren and interior designer Christian Bense, we transformed it into a picture garden that is as much a pleasure to be in as look at.
Jungly shapes jostle alongside grasses and greens, and a custom-built hardwood bench that makes the most of the space
The selective palette of plants were chosen to deliver maximum effect in a small space - tall spires of Miscanthus waft over shaggy mounds of Hakonechloa, and a trio of sultry burgundies Persicaria, Sanguisorba and Astrantia create a colour story that is picked up in the corten and pavers.
Evergreen Jasmine has begun to cover the fencing and will eventually ensconce the space in a veil of fragrant blooms.
Sketches, reference images and stages ︎︎︎
studio@lottiedelamain.com
+44 (0)7393 989 059
Copyright © Lottie Delamain Design Ltd. — Company No: 16204793
+44 (0)7393 989 059
Copyright © Lottie Delamain Design Ltd. — Company No: 16204793
