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Philip Nixon

Philip Nixon is a garden and landscape designer in London. Philip's gardens are on the elegant side of contemporary, he moulds a mix of traditional and contemporary materials to create a garden that has structure and logic and is easy to use.

Philip Nixon was trained at the Inchbald School of Design and English Gardening School. He previously spent 15 years working in the City in the Bond and Futures markets latterly with SBC Warburg (now known as UBS) and brings substantial financial acumen to the board.

Philip Nixon, has been recently appointed Trustee of environmental educational charity Landscape Design Trust. Philip Nixon (Trustee) has a landscape and garden design practice based in London and works on projects in the UK and overseas.

Philips Nixon's Nature of Work

• Philip Nixon designs contemporary and elegant gardens ideally suited to the needs (and budget) of the people who use them.
• Philip Nixon discuss expectations for your outside space and how you live your life and how to make the garden fit into and enhance your lifestyle.
• Philip Nixon looks at interior design to create a seamless transition from the house to the garden.
• Philip Nixon looks at the garden as an architect would, turning potential pitfalls (such as an unlevelled garden, a small space or a need for a low maintenance garden) into unique tailored solutions.
• Philip Nixon ensures a project is completed with attention to detail and to the highest standards.

Philip Nixon's Achievements

• Philip Nixon along with Marcus Barnett exhibited their work at the Chelsea Flower Show in which they recieved 2005 and won a gold medal.
• Working with co-designer Marcus Barnett, they are responsible for the Savills garden, inspired by the Modernist designs of Mies van der Rohe.
• Philip Nixon has been awarded a gold medal for the second year running at RHS Chelsea.

Philips website portfolio offers a preview of his beautiful, elegant and perfectly understated designs.