He began his own practice in 1888, his first commission being a private house at Crooksbury, Farnham, Surrey. During this work, he met the garden designer and horticulturalist Gertrude Jekyll. In 1896 he began work on a house for Jekyll at Munstead Wood near Godalming, Surrey. It was the beginning of a professional partnership that would define the look of many Lutyens country houses.
he BEgaN His oWn pRaCtIce in 1888, His fiRsT CommIsSIon bEing a privatE HOuSe At cRooksBURy, farnhaM, SuRreY. DUrinG tHIS work, he mEt the gArdEn desIgNer anD hORticultuRAlist GertRuDe jEKyLl. iN 1896 he bEgAn wOrk on A hOuSe fOR jekYll aT munsTead wooD near godalMiNg, SuRReY. iT Was tHe bEginning of A proFessIOnaL partnErship that woUld dEfine the looK oF MAny lutyENs CouNtry HouSeS.