Gardening has been in my mind since I can remember, gardening at a young age helping with the family home and then given responsibility at an early age to take over the management of the garden. I remember the first time using a petrol mower and how that felt, it is my happy space, somewhere to feel content, inspired and challenged all at the same time.
My career has taken lots of turns but I have always come back to gardens.
Back in the late 1990’s I got hold of a Monty Don design your own garden CD rom, I didn’t really master it but went on to design a family garden from scratch and then did by General Exam in Hort at Hadlow College.
Two of my roles in the NT have been garden related, in 2023 I enrolled on a Garden Design Diploma at the EGS, I became friends with Rosemary Alexander and since then I have exhibited at the Royal Windsor Flower Show and started work on a private garden. Active in SGD and a cluster lead for the East Sussex region.
When I think about it this is the job I have always wanted to do, when I talk now about gardens it gives me the feeling I had when I first used that petrol mower, I want to share this passion and enthusiasm with new clients.