From complete gardens to individual spaces, each project starts by understanding what's there, identifying what isn't working and exploring what could be possible. The work below includes completed, ongoing and conceptual projects.

HERE ARE SOME WE'VE SOLVED...

EVERY GARDEN
STARTS WITH
A PROBLEM.

EVERY GARDEN
STARTS WITH
A PROBLEM.

HERE ARE SOME WE'VE SOLVED...

From complete gardens to individual spaces, each project starts by understanding what's there, identifying what isn't working and exploring what could be possible. The work below includes completed, ongoing and conceptual projects.

DESIGNING FOR DROUGHT AND DOWNPOURS

Between Extremes at The Royal Norfolk Show 2026
An award-winning show garden for the Royal Norfolk Show, Between Extremes explored how a small domestic garden could respond to increasingly extreme weather. The design transitioned from drought-tolerant gravel planting to a lush rain garden, demonstrating how resilient design strategies can be incorporated into everyday spaces.

Contemporary garden with gravel planting, ornamental grasses, brick paving and a seating area

Contemporary garden with gravel planting, ornamental grasses, brick paving and a seating area

Brick and gravel paving meeting at a planted garden border

Brick and gravel paving meeting at a planted garden border

Contemporary garden with brick paving, gravel planting beds, ornamental grasses and outdoor seating

Contemporary garden with brick paving, gravel planting beds, ornamental grasses and outdoor seating

DESIGNING FOR DROUGHT AND DOWNPOURS

Contemporary garden with gravel planting, ornamental grasses, brick paving and a seating area

Contemporary garden with gravel planting, ornamental grasses, brick paving and a seating area

Brick and gravel paving meeting at a planted garden border

Brick and gravel paving meeting at a planted garden border

Contemporary garden with brick paving, gravel planting beds, ornamental grasses and outdoor seating

Contemporary garden with brick paving, gravel planting beds, ornamental grasses and outdoor seating

'Between Extremes' at The Royal Norfolk Show 2026

An award-winning show garden for the Royal Norfolk Show, Between Extremes explored how a small domestic garden could respond to increasingly extreme weather. The design transitioned from drought-tolerant gravel planting to a lush rain garden, demonstrating how resilient design strategies can be incorporated into everyday spaces.

A BORDER THAT NEEDED A BIT MORE ABOUT IT

Characterful border redesign — NR4, Norwich
A prominent but underperforming border redesigned to become a feature in its own right. Ornamental grasses, architectural foliage and long-flowering perennials bring movement, texture and seasonal interest, while evergreen structure keeps the planting working year-round. A vintage enamel sign provides a distinctive focal point and a nod to local Norwich heritage.

Garden border with ornamental grasses and climbing roses beside a brick building

Garden border with ornamental grasses and climbing roses beside a brick building

Garden design sketch showing ornamental grasses, architectural foliage, perennials and evergreen str

Garden design sketch showing ornamental grasses, architectural foliage, perennials and evergreen str

Characterful garden border with ornamental grasses and perennials beside a brick building and vintag

Characterful garden border with ornamental grasses and perennials beside a brick building and vintag

Before

Design

After

A BORDER THAT NEEDED A BIT MORE ABOUT IT

Garden border with ornamental grasses and climbing roses beside a brick building

Garden border with ornamental grasses and climbing roses beside a brick building

Garden design sketch showing ornamental grasses, architectural foliage, perennials and evergreen str

Garden design sketch showing ornamental grasses, architectural foliage, perennials and evergreen str

Characterful garden border with ornamental grasses and perennials beside a brick building and vintag

Characterful garden border with ornamental grasses and perennials beside a brick building and vintag

Before

Design

After

Border redesign — NR4, Norwich

A prominent but underperforming border redesigned to become a feature in its own right. Ornamental grasses, architectural foliage and long-flowering perennials bring movement, texture and seasonal interest, while evergreen structure keeps the planting working year-round. A vintage enamel sign provides a distinctive focal point and a nod to local Norwich heritage.

A SPACE THAT WAS MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT

Woodland front garden, NR1 Norwich

A shaded, sloping front garden beneath a mature magnolia where turf had repeatedly failed. Rather than fighting the site's difficult conditions, the design embraced them, using layered shade-tolerant planting, ferns and evergreen structure to create a woodland-inspired garden with year-round interest.

After

Design

Before

A SPACE THAT WAS MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT

Woodland front garden — NR1, Norwich
A shaded, sloping front garden beneath a mature magnolia where turf had repeatedly failed. Rather than fighting the site's difficult conditions, the design embraced them, using layered shade-tolerant planting, ferns and evergreen structure to create a woodland-inspired garden with year-round interest.

Sloping front garden with silvery planting beneath a mature tree, bordered by a brick retaining wall

Sloping front garden with silvery planting beneath a mature tree, bordered by a brick retaining wall

Garden design sketch showing layered planting across a sloping front garden beneath a mature tree

Garden design sketch showing layered planting across a sloping front garden beneath a mature tree

Layered planting beside a brick retaining wall with a distinctive blue house number 176

Layered planting beside a brick retaining wall with a distinctive blue house number 176

Before

Design

After

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