a bit about me, and my philosophy
My philosophy
I believe the best gardens hold a tension: they feel wild, and they feel intentional. Untamed yet considered. That's the philosophy behind everything I do.
My approach is rooted in biophilic design; the idea that our connection to nature isn't decorative, it's essential. I design gardens as living ecosystems: spaces where a patch of wild flowers meets a neat boundary, where planting choices support pollinators without sacrificing beauty, and where every element has been chosen with purpose.
The result is a garden that looks like it belongs, and feels like it was always meant to be yours.
To me, your outdoor space is not just a garden; it is a small, magical ecosystem, and ought to be designed as such.
A place to sit in, not just look at.
Achievements and experience:
My writing is published in the Journal of Biophilic Design.
Sept 2026 ‘Beyond Decking - Wood’s Wilder Purpose in the Garden’ Journal of Biophilic Design, Designing with Wood issue 22
March 2026 ‘The Managed Wild: Translating Biodiversity into Biophilic Design Language’ Journal of Biophilic Design, Landscape Architecture issue 20
Sept 2025 ‘Biophilic Design for Residential Gardens’ Journal of Biophilic Design, Architecture issue 17
May 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show and its Biophilic influences; you can read it using the link here.
I am a full member of the Garden Media Guild.
In 2025 I won the tender to become the Wildlife Garden Designer for a local conservation society project awarded National Lottery Heritage Funding.
I completed and passed a course with the London College of Garden Design, and am the proud owner of a certificate in Construction Design Drawing.
From 2020 to 2023 I ran multiple sold-out workshops on ‘The process of garden design’ at Create98 in Leigh on Sea.
I am an active member of my local Westcliff Grassroots Community group - I designed and helped build their first community garden outside Westcliff-on-Sea station in 2023 and have been working with the committee members ever since, designing for future projects, advising on plant selections and taking part in planting sessions.
I studied Garden Design at Writtle College. I attained certificates in organic gardening and in soil management.
I have been an RHS volunteer, forming part of the purple team at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
A front garden project I designed and implemented in 2017 won Chelmsford City Council’s ‘Best Sustainable Garden’ award.