Who doesn’t love winter when the light is like this! And who says gardens are just for summer! How lucky am I that this is my route to my new office in the beautiful Parham Park! Inspiration on my doorstep! […]
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Rye sketchbook
I spent last weekend on the coast at Rye, dodging the downpours for some inspirational walks and spending the evenings creating a small sketchbook of compressed charcoal drawings from photos taken during the day. Some of the drawings were from Camber sands, and some from Rye Harbour nature reserve, so I was able to explore […]
recent life drawings
Once a month I do a life drawing session with the Sussex Road Art group in Worthing and I thought you might like to see what I produced yesterday; I’ve been trialling working with compressed charcoal and am really enjoying the depth of tone you can achieve with it. These poses were three quarters of […]
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 working with nature to create areas of sustainable pseudo-naturalistic planting, what I like to call ‘modern natural garden design’. […]
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 can read about below. The awards are for a private garden in Somerset, you can find it in my portfolio […]
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 could experience as there is almost nothing to beat it! As always, it’s the gardens that draw […]
