Marshall James have worked with me at Purtington, Somerset restoring a derelict 2 acre garden since 2012.  David and his team have done a fantastic job building walls, paving, cobbling courtyards and water features. As a garden designer I have great respect for David’s experience and the craftsmanship of his team.  They are very good at understanding the client and have a very good eye.  I look forward to continuing to work with Marshal James.  Amy Roberts Landscape & Garden DesignRead More →

Mr. David James and his landscape gardening firm, Marshall James, undertook a major landscape restructuring project for us during 2013. These works included the construction of a large new terrace above a long, new, brick and flint curving wall with a pair of stone seats inset, two interconnecting pools on substantially different levels, a rhyll with waterfall, a pair of curving staircases, a new car parking area and general hard and soft landscaping, with their associated pumps, lighting etc. The job, which lasted some five months from commencement to completion, was undertaken with thought, care and efficiency and the finished work is excellent and hasRead More →

A knowledgeable, personable, hands on and hardworking landscape gardener who is also a gifted plants man and designer. David and various members of his experienced crew worked with us for the best part of two years; bringing to fruition Dan Pearson’s detailed design for our large garden.  David has a real feel for stonework, which shows in the lovely walls, bridges and terraces that he has built for us. After completing Dan’s designs for the gardens around the manor, he moved on to organise our herb and vegetable gardens.  He then designed and created a fantastic stream and bog garden.  Where there was once justRead More →