Experienced Designer and Consultant.

I have a passion for plants & a broad knowledge of gardening. I am qualified in garden design, permaculture design and teaching.
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• ​I aim to be environmentally & sustainability focused as much as is possible within a project, which can save money & help with carbon footprint of a project.
• I specialise in Wildlife Gardens, Coastal Gardens, Permaculture design, edible grow your own areas and community projects: With a wealth of experience of how a garden will flow and work well for everyday use.  
• Planting Plans: 25yrs of gardening – a  great depth of knowledge about a wide variety of plants and ability to use the right plant in the right place – following one of my favourite gardeners ethos: Beth Chatto. You will get a planting scheme that will look amazing, thrive seasonally & improve greatly as the years go by.
• Teaching 1:1 or small groups tailored gardening sessions and specialist pruning advice for private clients and gardeners CPD: To provide you with professional gardening advice & information sessions to make sure your garden look it’s finest.
• With a background as an Artist Blacksmith & Sculptor, I find it easy to imagine how a garden design or planting plan will be in 3D. As the process starts I can start to visualize what will work best where, thus creating a stunning yet functional garden.
• I am respectful, empathic, enthusiastic and passionate about my work & enjoy sharing knowledge. Providing specialist 1:1 teaching sessions about how you can care for your garden properly.
• Have experience of working with disabled people and people with mental health issues; create suitable gardens for access and wellbeing

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Qualified Garden Designer

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• ​I am qualified in Gardening, Garden Design, Landscaping, Permaculture and Teaching.
• ​As an artist and sculptor the inspiration for the work I created usually comes from nature. I think working in 3D  enables me to visualise how a garden will work in the future, how all the design & plants will look.
• Continuing to study Organic & Biodynamics practices for looking at soil & plant health, using a holistic system with plant and soil tonics that work for long term soil regeneration and ultimate plant health.
• Twenty five years experience of gardening, fifteen years self employed, with the majority of my work through client recommendation.
• I have been working with a small team of RHS qualified women gardeners and am offering specialist pruning CPD to them and other qualified gardeners.
• Fifteen years facilitating therapeutic allotment gardening projects for adults with mental health issues. Six years creating and developing a successful therapeutic independent allotment project; enabling the individuals to rehabilitate into the community and run their own allotments.
• ​Five years teaching an organic gardening course.​
• My previous Garden sculpture and pots: See organic ceramics for more information and images.​​