Garden Design was always going to feature in my future and in early 2023 I graduated as a Garden and Landscape Designer under the tutelage of Rosemary Alexander at the English Garden School in Chelsea.

I am influenced by the work of William Robinson, where design and planting harmonise with nature and its surroundings. Two other huge influences have been Christopher Lloyd and Vita Sackville-West, both creating two of the finest gardens in the country, Great Dixter and Sissinghurst.

My journey into Garden Design started as a child tending to gardens and allotments in Kent and East Sussex and being totally absorbed with plants and nature. I studied horticulture at Hadlow college in my late teens, but my career took a different path, working for British Airways and the John Lewis Partnership. The horticultural draw became too strong, and I returned to Kent to run Bedgebury Pinetum for the Forestry Commission in 2008. In 2011 I joined the National Trust where I led a Gardens Programme in 2016 and then went on to become the General Manager at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent where I continue to work today alongside running a Garden Design studio. I am a pre-registered member of the Society of Garden Designers and have access to their certified suppliers.

I understand the importance of building great relationships with clients from the outset. Investing in a new outdoor space can be a fun and engaging process and I want to take all the hard work away from the client so that they enjoy the experience and watch their plans come into fruition.

The process has three simple stages, each one will be clearly defined with outputs after each stage. I am available throughout the process and understand that needs and wants may change as we work through the process, this is to be expected and welcomed.