Nichol, Matt (MBALI)

I couldn’t recommend Matt more. The wisteria installation looks incredible. Clearly an expert and a gentleman to boot. Cheers Matt.

I’ve worked with Matt Nichol Garden Design on two projects: a suburban garden and an ongoing complex coastal project, made challenging by its proximity to the sea and difficult terrain. Matt’s care and attention to detail is outstanding — every element is thoughtfully planned, resulting in polished, cohesive spaces even in tough conditions. His knowledge is excellent, especially with coastal challenges like salt, wind, and slopes, giving confidence in long-term success. Communication is first-class: clear, responsive, patient, and professional. He listens, explains options well, and keeps you updated throughout. He respects budgets while offering honest, valuable advice on where to invest for impact and where to save wisely — a rare and appreciated balance. The coastal project is part of a wider renovation, and Matt’s flexibility shines through. He adapts to delays and evolving plans with patience and commitment, showing real dedication to the best outcome. A true craftsman, he creates beautiful, functional gardens that suit the property and lifestyle perfectly. In my opinion Matt Nichol Garden Design is one of the Northwest’s premier practices. Highly recommended!

We cannot recommend Matt highly enough. From start to finish he listened to our needs and ideas and came up with a clever and innovative design that we would never have thought of ourselves. The brief was quite challenging - turning a uninspiring, relatively small and triangular shaped garden into a luxe, urban space. Whilst we aren’t keen gardeners we were keen for the design to include a low maintenance planting scheme that would offer interest and colour without requiring a huge amount of work. Matt understood our brief and came up with a design that exceeded our expectations but kept us within budget. We are absolutely delighted with the results. Far from being the disappointing element of the house it once was, the garden is now beautifully finished. Everything Matt specified: the colour of the fence paint; the granite paving; the iroko pergola; the lighting scheme and the mix of plants, has blended together to create an interesting, modern and luxury space. We are so pleased that we spent the time and money on engaging Matt as our designer - the result of his work is a really stunning addition to our property. We would highly recommend Matt for any project. MattMato anyone thinking of undertaking a garden project.

We had a great discovery session with Matt to understand the space in the garden and how it can work best for us. He helped us think about materials and cost implications to maximise our budget and really took the time to listen and respond to our thoughts and ideas. He left us with a great set of drawings to take forward. Would highly recommend Matt.