About me

My appreciation of gardens came late, with a change of career around the Millennium, prompted by a love of design and the outdoors that soon evolved into a passion for plants and an appreciation of the wider role of gardens. While they are a very personal space, and have to work for us, they are also part of the wider environment. Increasingly it is important that they contribute to tackling, not adding to, the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. Good design can create the beautiful places we want to spend time in, while also treading lightly and providing habitat for other creatures. 

Located in Lincolnshire, but also with teaching commitments in Sheffield and a base in Suffolk, I have been designing gardens and advising clients for more than 15 years throughout the East Midlands, and further afield, helping them create their own green havens, everything from large country gardens to small town yards. My focus now is on providing accessible practical and creative advice, via on-site & online consultations and, through teaching and garden tours, inspiring and enabling people to have a go at creating their own gardens.

Delivering gardens that are as sustainable as possible has always been important to me, and exhibits at RHS Flower Shows have demonstrated my environmental commitment over many years - Hampton Court in 2010 ('Human Nature' – silver-gilt award), Hampton Court in 2009 ('Coppice' – silver award) and Tatton Park in 2006 ('The Function Room' – silver award) - of which you can see and read more in the ‘Projects’ section.

I have worked as a garden design lecturer at Nottingham Trent University and am currently an expert tutor with Learning with Experts. For several years I worked as a project manager for the BBC series Garden Rescue and occasionally contribute articles to a range of magazines including The Garden and the Garden Design Journal.

When time allows I can be found making pizza in the garden!

I hope you enjoy the website and look forward to hearing from you.