Bringing nature to your doorstep

My love for gardening started in childhood when I helped my grandparents and mother in their garden. They gave me space for my own garden where I grew vegetables and experimented with propagating. Everywhere I have lived since then I have had a garden, whether it was a flower garden, growing vegetables or caring for a patch of natives plants.

After a long career in Social Services supporting young people it was time for me to learn something new and I wanted to incorporate my interest in art/design and gardening.  

After completing the Diploma in Landscape Design in 2025, I began working as an independent designer.

Design inspiration

UK based landscape designer Nigel Dunnett’s, sustainable planting designs for urban setting inspires my ecological and contemporary garden approach. I like to design living landscapes that nurture biodiversity above and below ground, weaving native corners, stones and old logs into habitats for insects and adding flowers to invite diverse pollinators. Ideally creating fun interesting garden spaces for families to enjoy into the future.

Trying something different

At one time there was a belief only a small range of fruit trees would survive in Canterbury, However many more fruit tree varieties are thriving in Canterbury. Adding fruit trees to a garden design brings colour, interest, beauty, structure, focal points and shade to a garden. A small vegetable garden can be integrated into the design creating mini permaculture environment for healthy vegetables and fruit can be harvested.