Last May I gave a talk at the Leconfield restaurant in Petworth which was followed by a delicious dinner! The evening was a huge success and they asked me to do another talk for them, this time on Winter Gardens. Many people believe that the garden should be ‘put to bed’ for the winter. The reality […]
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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 […]
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 created by light, landscape and water. I’m lucky enough to have the RSPB site of Pulborough Brooks on my doorstep and so […]
I’ve recently been back to the Village Garden (see Portfolio, VILLAGE) to see how it’s looking now we’re a few years on from completion. The garden features a natural swimming pond, a concept that is used extensively on the continent but is relatively new in the UK. The idea is that rather than using chemicals (and […]
