Nature Garden Designs
About
Nature Garden Designs is committed to sustainable design & environmentally-friendly practices. Nature Garden Designs was founded by Teodora Gadjanski Taylor, an international Garden Designer and Project Manager with experience in UK, Europe and USA. In addition to her formal studies in Landscape Technology & Design and her background in Art & Design, Teodora has had training in Permaculture and Nature Conservation. She is also an avid gardener and volunteers at her local community organizations. Teodora is currently learning about Native Plants and Water-Wise Plants of California.
Teodora is based in London, UK and Santa Barbara, CA. She loves travelling and has spent over a decade studying landscape styles and designs in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Her natural sense of beauty and harmony, added to her sensitivity and understanding of our modern lifestyles, enables her to create unique, low-maintenance and nature-friendly gardens.
Teodora is currently in California, USA and will be accepting new clients in Goleta and Santa Barbara starting Dec 2023. Please contact to arrange.
Projects
Teodora has designed a wide range of gardens ranging from balconies and small townhouse retreats to large country estates. Her work includes both garden renovations and new installations featuring among others: plantings, garden walls, terraces, patios, paths, decks and water features.
Teodora believes that landscape design can be an extension of the home reflecting the personality and complementing the lifestyle of the homeowners.
Solution oriented, Teodora's professional goal is to meet her client's needs and desires, with functional, enjoyable and affordable, custom-designed gardens.
Teodora is currently in California, USA, and will be accepting new clients in Goleta and Santa Barbara starting December 2023. Please contact to arrange.
Work experience
Prior to her freelance career and having her own business, Teodora has worked full time as a Garden/Landscape Designer and Project Manager with some of the best design/build companies in London and the Washington DC Metropolitan area:
Martin Summers Gardens, London, UK
Meadows Farms Landscaping, VA, USA
As You Like It Landscaping, MD, USA
Testimonials
"Teodora spent a great deal on the landscape, just conceptualizing it & she really took into account what I was trying to achieve. Her eye for detail, her sense of balance of proportion created a garden that we have been receiving one great review after another." Meera & Greg F.
"Teodora was flexible about scheduling and ended up spending an entire Saturday morning with us. She took great care in translating our rather vague ideas into something truly lovely and within our budget for the project. She incorporated plantings already in place harmoniously." Ms. & Ms. B. L.
"Teodora was informative and creative in her design of our garden. We appreciate her ability to explain and show us pictures of her suggestions. She was very helpful and a delight to work with." Steve & Vicki H.
"She was very easy to work with and I was happy with her design." Jon S.
"Teodora was very responsive to my needs, questions, requests. She worked with my schedule in planning appointments and came prepared with pictures and her laptop." Jenny H.
"Teodora listened to what we liked and incorporated those likes into a beautiful landscape plan." Howard & Elizabeth R.
Our Vision
I have a vision of a beautiful world for all of us - a healthy and harmonious Planet Earth. I value Nature and treat her with respect. Fresh air, clear water, and rich soil - we can do it, one garden at a time.
Teodora Gadjanski Taylor