I try to make gardens that look like they have seeded themselves and always been.

So I love to be involved with the ongoing gardening; to edit and add more layers over time.

It is so exciting to see the life that appears when we create new habitats and care for them sensitively - especially when we add water; so I want everyone to have a pond or at least a birdbath.

Once we have agreed the initial design, I work with your builders or recommend contractors for any hardscaping/groundworks.

I then source the plants and lay them out intuitively, but I can create visuals, planting plans and mood boards if the budget allows.

Once the first phase of planting is done, I love to be involved in the ongoing gardening. I don’t use the words “garden maintenance”, which devalue the creative craft of gardening - a generative process, not “maintaining” something static.

Gardens are ‘living art’ - increasing biodiversity and biophilia, not just aesthetic nourishment.

I’m very grateful to receive all my work through “word of mouth”; so if you’re here thanks to one of my clients or gardening friends, please let me know, so that I can thank them.

We are renting a cottage on a farm, that we call “Chooksbury near Tewkesbury”, thanks to our lockdown hens. I still go to London every other week and am happy to travel for interesting projects - especially if your garden is beside a surfing beach.