Fall in love with your garden again.

I design contemporary and characterful residential gardens across London and the South East.

Design Outside.

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A thoughtfully designed garden should enhance the way you live at home, whether that’s hosting friends & family, unwinding at the end of the day, or simply stepping outside into a sense of calm.

Good garden design goes far beyond deciding where trees and plants should go. It’s about shaping an outdoor space to feel like a natural extension of your home. A contemporary garden can be every bit as personal and expressive as your interiors, designed to support the rhythm of modern life.

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A Creative at heart.

Before becoming a Garden & Landscape Designer, I spent 30 years working in Marketing & PR with global brands including Disney, PlayStation and Sony Music. This experience shaped how I approach design today, with a well tuned understanding of how to listen, interpret a brief and turn ideas into something meaningful.

I later retrained in garden and landscape design to focus on a more personal form of creativity. Now based on the East Kent coast, I design residential gardens across London, Kent and the South East.

My background means I bring both creative thinking and a collaborative, client-focused approach to every project. I create gardens that are not only visually beautiful, but thoughtfully designed to support how you live, relax and use your outdoor space every day.

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Think Outside.

I trained in Garden & Landscape Design at the Inchbald School of Design in Chelsea, graduating with a Distinction and receiving The Dean & Founders Prize for Garden Design.

Learning under leading designers, including Andrew Duff MSGD, gave me a clear understanding of how to turn an outdoor space into something that is both visually compelling and easy to live in.

My training focused on how to shape gardens that feel intuitive and welcoming, with a strong sense of atmosphere from the moment you step outside. By bringing together structure, planting and layout in a thoughtful way, I create outdoor spaces that are comfortable, practical and suited to everyday life.

The result is a garden that not only looks beautiful, but supports how you use and enjoy your home.

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Play Outside.

You don’t need a huge outdoor space to make it personal to you, and you certainly don’t need to be a horticulturalist to nurture & grow lovely plants. All you need is an idea of how you’d like to use your garden, and I’ll create a extra special design just for you.