My professional background is firmly in the creative arts.

I began at the BBC as a Make-up Artist, gaining first-class training and several years experience within this vibrant industry.

It was a wonderful career- merging the visual, artistic and practical with the social/people skills- and a real joy to work as part of a team. The best bit was being responsible for your creations in the sure knowledge that should the proverbial hit the fan, someone always had your back.

The gardening thing had always been there, gently nudging behind the scenes. Walks on beaches had me researching that resilient plant that shrugged off everything weather threw at it. Visits to designed gardens left me inspired and curious- I wanted to know, who made this space? So, when my daughter was four, I followed my instinct, designing my own front garden (on the tiniest budget). This led to requests to help others with theirs. With all that, plus volunteering at RHS Garden Wisley and hosting a garden club and “Ground Force” days at our local primary school, I soaked up all advice and found knowledge- which is when I thought about expanding on this experience.

I enrolled in a Garden Design course and found a new perspective.

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And I won a prize.

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See a few of my designed gardens here.

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                                                                                                            photo by Liz Gregg

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