Planting plans, garden design and garden advice. Courtyards to country estates.
Please see below for services to professionals.

 I look at the conditions of a garden, take in its atmosphere and tease out appropriate planting for shade, woodlands, meadows, parched patios and vibrant or romantic borders.

 

Gardens should be about plants. About being surrounded by greenery, immersed in planting and using our senses. We should be able to see the seasons change, to take joy in new plants emerging as other fade away. There should be time to read under an apple tree, to rub ones' fingers through a scented herb garden for an instant restoration of sanity after a hard day, to play with colours and get down on our knees on a cold winter's day to welcome the first spring bulbs and know that spring is coming.

 

Planting can create:

 

• Lovely surprises as you move through the garden and as the year progresses

• Pollinator and wildlife havens

• Atmospheric seating areas with night scented plants

• Soft, gentle borders to relax nearby

• Garden rooms with a different feel to each area

• Add Va-va voom to an existing border

• A lush area of foliage or a tropical feel 

• Billowing planting that plays in the wind

• Colour and life

• Formal entrance areas

• And much more​

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​ I work with you, the garden and its conditions. There is no ‘one size fits it all’ approach and we can develop the garden slowly or as one big project. I can help with follow up visits, create maintenance plans for you to use or discuss the garden's needs with your gardener.  With good links to nurseries, I can usually source healthy plants that have been given the best start in life at good prices. ​

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Services for professionals:

• Advice to get started including a discussion of your project's condition and a list of plants to get you started.

• Review of your planting scheme

• Being a sounding board to your ideas

• Plant research

• Complete planting plans

• I am open to suggestions and collaborations- just get in touch for a chat

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