Ashley James is an Australian Garden Designer, Maker & Garden Writer.

From relaxed country and cottage gardens to bold urban spaces, Ashley James has gained a reputation for creating beautiful, romantic gardens, that combine traditional design principles with wildly romantic plantings. A creative and hands-on designer, Ashleys gardens have an immersive quality that are often praised for their whimsical and romantic charm.

With over twenty years’ experience within the garden design and construction industry and a true plantsman, Ashley has a strong understanding of how gardens come together and develop over time, coupled with his creative and detailed garden designs Ashley skills and knowledge provide him with the opportunity to connect every client with their dream garden.

A notebook of a Garden Maker

Ashley is a regular garden writer for Home Beautiful Magazine and has a monthly gardening column called The Gardeners Log, providing the readers with seasonal tips and tricks to work on in their own gardens.

The Gardener’s Log

Ashleys work has also been featured on numerous tv programmes including,

Channel Nines “The Block”, (where he received the viewer choice award for his St Kilda Courtyard)

Channel Sevens “Better Homes & Gardens” and Channel Tens “Country House Facelift”