Grounded Garden

12/02/2026

Pretty chuffed with this rose sculpture (à la and ) I created over a three hour gap in the rain whilst at my sister’s place in France. Relieved it survived the almighty Storm Nils that caused so much destruction overnight.

Not sure of the name of the rose but it has the most gorgeous red/ginger stems. Looking forward to seeing how it flowers this year.

12/02/2026

18/09/2025

06/02/2025

Yesterday was the start of another year absorbing ever more wonders of the gardening world that is ! Such a magical place. Buzzing so much after a fab day with and
Desperately in need of more snowdrops after yesterday’s gorgeous displays and now armed with the best knowledge about which ones to buy for different spots in the garden.

05/07/2024

Huge Congratulations and .gardendesign on your fabulous Making Sense Garden at Hampton Court Flower Show. It was so lovely to see you today and come onto the garden to admire it from the inside out. So many gorgeous touches. And even bigger congratulations on learning tonight that you’ve won the Peoples Choice award. Very well deserved and how wonderful for your first show garden! I’m sure so many exciting projects are going to be coming your way after this. 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏

26/05/2024

Enjoying my sister’s beautifully scented roses. She’s so pleased with the row of blooms which were so easily achieved by tying in the stem horizontally.

24/12/2023

Wishing all my clients and gardening friends a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄and all the best for 2024. Thank you 🙏for all your continued support this year. It’s been a fabulous year of gardening and the business has really grown with design this year. So thank you. 🙏 🙏🙏
Here are some gorgeous photos from a lovely evening down at RHS Wisley last night with family and friends.

03/07/2023

Only the first season for this border that I designed for a client last year and planted up last Autumn with the amazing help of and I’m so pleased with the results as is my client.
The bees are in abundance and the colours are singing out. Happiness all round.

21/06/2023

Where there’s a will there’s a way

18/06/2023

Favourite planting combos in the garden today.
1. Red with
2. Rosa with
3. Bonariensis with gigantea
4. An unknown Poppy with my Rosa Cinco de mayo from
5. lanata with coronaria
6. Rosa (Peter Beale) with Hydrangea Annabelle
7. Belle Etoile with alliums
8. nigella seedheads, poppy heads and nigra Black Lace

combos