Tool to support Care Settings in creating active gardens Based on the research I carried out with a colleague into why care gardens, particularly for dementia, were not more actively used even when they met the latest guidance we have created this tool. The findings didn’t lead where expected, into the garden, instead we had to unlock how the practices, … Read More
Standstead Garden Show, Hampshire 10-12 June 2016
Come and meet me at this lovely show This show is set in the grounds of Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire and if full of everything any garden lover could wish for. Plants, accessories, sculpture and so much more. You’ll find me in the Shopping Marquee . Come along and see some of my work and chat over your garden hopes … Read More
Published in Garden Design Journal – ‘Putting Relationships first’
The first article in the Garden Design Sector sharing my and my fellow designers, Mark Rendell’s, research into what makes gardens in care settings more active is published in the Garden Design Journal. This ‘Talking point’ piece flags the role the humble dandelion had in helping us realise how active gardens are all down to the people and the relationships … Read More