I’ve always been really lucky in my work, not only have I met some lovely people I would otherwise never know, but I’ve had the privilege of designing a wide variety of gardens of all types, shapes and sizes in settings varying from the tops of mountains to city centres, coastal cliff edges to riversides and pocket sized patches on new estates.

Each come with their own natural and man made constraints and opportunities. Some rural gardens have wonderful views but are completely open to howling winter winds, whereas urban ones might be warm and sheltered sun traps but they can feel closed in and are often overlooked. All of them are interesting in their own way, each offers its own unique character to work with and that’s before we include the tastes, desires and needs of the owners.

Sometimes I might only see the garden once (at the moment only in photographic or video form!) sometimes I will visit several times as the design process and then the build progresses. So imagine how much pleasure it is to receive a surprise photo from a past client to show me how their garden has grown and how they are now embellishing it in their own unique and personal way.

Here are a few photos I’ve recieved during lockdown, each garden so very different from the others and receiving each one has really made my day!