I started working with my clients in 2013 and together we developed a beautiful, wildlife friendly garden from a huge flat circular lawn. By 2017 the garden was gently terraced (50cm retaining walls) into three distinct areas: a walled kitchen garden, two pool gardens and a rill garden. All the hedges were planted including pleached…
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Garden making with friends
Last summer I was asked to design a garden in a beautiful Devon combe for my great university friend Marina and her husband. My friend was receiving chemotherapy treatment so this project allowed her to focus on something positive and look to the future. It was a great shock however when she passed away in…
House & Garden
What a treat to get a mention in this month’s House & Garden magazine (July) which features a wonderful garden I worked on in Devon. The project spanned 3 years from conception to completion and it was an absolute pleasure to work with such environmentally conscious clients.
Plants & habitats for wildlife
The soil has dried out a bit and I’ve made a start preparing the garden for the new season. There are so many new shoots which is exciting to see – and a reminder that I must finish pruning the apples, roses and willow coppice. Prunings are used to make wildlife ‘hotels’ / habitats and…
Summer exhibition
This week I installed my large arch at the Bishops Palace, Wells for the summer exhibition organised by Heritage Courtyard Gallery. I made this work in response to the exhibition title “Re-Formation” and the arches in the ruins of the great hall behind. My piece, called “Differences Aside”, brings together two separate forms which support…
Willow screen
A commission based on my client’s design – twisted willow screens held in position by tensioned horizontal wires, perfect for scrambling Clematis.
Pruning Clematis
Pruning Clematis
Before and after – Somerset
More time and more interest
Green and white
A backdrop of green
One year on
Low maintenance garden