The Mucky Duck, Rudgwick, Horsham, West Sussex

A timeless garden retreat inspired by classic romantic French courtyard design

The landscape masterplan for The Mucky Duck creates a timeless series of intimate garden rooms, shaped by high quality materials, sensitive detailing and the elegance of classic French courtyard design.

Vision

A once utilitarian car park is reimagined as a green courtyard heart, enclosed with beautifully detailed brick and stone walls, pleached trees and hedged structures. The layout guides guests through a sequence of calm, finely made spaces that balance structure with purpose.

Key Features:

• Crafted courtyard garden using premium stone, brickwork and metalwork with heritage sensitive detailing
• Pleached trees, hedged arches and structured planting that define rooms and frame views
• Intimate terraces with elegant paving, outdoor dining and quiet seating areas
• Water features including a raised trough, stepped rill and focal pond with a finely detailed water wall
• Outdoor rooms for cooking, gathering and informal relaxation, built with robust, high quality materials
• Meadows, ecological planting and managed lawns that soften the garden’s edges
• Walled parking garden featuring green roof car ports and carefully crafted screening
• Romantic front garden to The Old House, enriched with cottage style planting and subtle hardscape detailing

The result is a highly crafted, timeless garden retreat that combines heritage, atmosphere and contemporary comfort through exceptional materials and thoughtful design.