‘In search of my mother’s garden, I found my own’ (Alice Walker)
My passion for gardens was established during a childhood spent in the garden and on the allotment, where I learned the names of plants from my mother, and watched her conjure asparagus, loganberries and fan-trained peaches from the soil. Whatever else I was doing, I was always going to be creating a garden.
My interest in aesthetics first led me to study Art History and French Literature. Four children, one PhD and three gardens later, I went on to train formally as a Garden Designer. I studied at the prestigious Garden Design School at the University of Bristol’s Botanic Gardens, where I was coached by Robin Templar-Williams and Moira Farnham, two of the UK’s leading practising Garden Designers. I was awarded a Professional Garden Design Diploma and graduated with Distinction.
