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Please do browse my garden design blog; in it you’ll find garden ideas, inspiration and product reviews, reports from Shows including the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, pretty pictures from places I’ve been, a bit of arty stuff (paintings and drawings) and anything else I find interesting that I think you might enjoy too.

HOW FAIR IS A GARDEN AMID THE TRIALS AND PASSIONS OF EXISTENCE

Which is a quote from Benjamin Disraeli by the way.

Modern natural garden design

A little while ago I designed a small Show Garden for Jackson’s Fencing to showcase their products in a new way.  I took the opportunity to play with elements that are close to my heart, specifically
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SOCIETY OF GARDEN DESIGNERS AWARDS: MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL GARDEN AND JUDGES AWARD WINNER!

I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to tell you that at the Society of Garden Designers’ Awards on Friday night, I was awarded both the Medium Residential Garden Award and the Judges Award, which you c
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Worthing Library Painting Exhibition

If you’re anywhere near Worthing in the next couple of weeks, you might like to pop into the library where I’m exhibiting 3 paintings with the Sussex Road Group, an artists’ group who meet for monthly
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COTSWOLD GARDEN TOUR 2014

I’m delighted to be able to tell you that I’ve been working with Cotswold Walks to design a tour of Cotswold gardens for next June.  The tour will focus on the work of selected 20th century garden des
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Inspiration from nature; Pulborough Brooks

I find my greatest inspiration directly from nature; not so much in the way that natural floras have evolved and how they co-exist, though this too is interesting, but more in the colours and moods cr
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Chelsea Flower Show 2013

I was lucky enough to go to the Chelsea Flower Show on Saturday as I was helping a contractor friend with a few last minute bits and pieces.  The buzz of Chelsea build-up is something I wish everybody
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Architectural Plants

I recently visited what is probably one of the most beautiful and exciting nurseries in the UK; Architectural Plants.  It does what it says on the tin, growing and supplying plants that are architectu
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Sussex Society feature

I  was honoured to be interviewed by Sussex Society at the end of last year and the article has now been published; you can pick up a copy of the magazine for free at many outlets across Sussex. I was
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Planting design award

I mentioned a while ago that I was a finalist in the Society of Garden Designers’ Awards in the Planting Design category; well I’m delighted to say that I won! The ceremony was held in London on Frida
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