GARDEN-grown botanical goods.

Welcome to my garden studio - a place where botanical design ideas get tested and trialled to share with others. It’s my little patch of ‘good vibes only’ space in this world.

My current garden is still only a few years old, with the knowledge that a gardener must have much patience and vision to see them through the first few years of establishment. Nevertheless, we work as we go, battling sand and Kikuyu and the family dog’s rampages - largely working by hand over the seasons, as inspiration, time and motivation allow.

I largely use floristry and botanicals as a joyful creative way to share the harvest, and I focus on celebrating the beauty of nature, growing and garden-sourcing all my ‘ingredients’ as an expression of the wonder and joy of naturally grown and seasonally-focused gifts.

Because I design and consult for other people’s gardens as well as designing my own, I am always pushing to learn more, refine and develop new ideas from my own hands-on experience, not just from books (of which there is also much learning!). In fact, I really went to garden design school so I could learn how to design my own garden just the way I wanted it!

We live here too, so we garden with the entirety of nature and human health in mind - we use organic emulsions and compost applications throughout the seasons to keep the soil humming with biodiversity and life-supporting, healthy ecosystems and people.

I also work on the principle that productivity and beauty go hand in hand and form part of my overall landscape design and must work in with the family garden as a whole. The aim is that even when greedily snipped for my latest project, my garden still looks and feels like it is lush and cohesive and homely and supports our joy and wellbeing. That, at least, is the goal.

A garden with blooming flowers, wooden plant supports, a grassy area, a blue shed, trees in the background, and a clear sunny sky.
A garden with purple, red, and pink flowers, a wooden fence, and a yard boundary marker with tripods in the background.
Hand holding a colorful bouquet of various flowers including dahlias, irises, and other blooms with green foliage.
Close-up of small blue and purple flowers growing in green grass outdoors.
Hand holding a colorful bouquet of mixed flowers including pink dahlias, yellow roses, white lilies, and pink calla lilies against a white background.
Close-up of pink coneflowers with orange centers in sunlight.
Person holding a vibrant bouquet of assorted colorful flowers including pink, white, purple, orange, and yellow blossoms.
Pink and purple coneflowers growing in a garden with green foliage.
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A young boy with a big smile playing in a pile of dry brown leaves outside on a sunny day.
Colorful bouquet of various dahlias on a wooden surface, alongside gardening scissors.
Fresh garlic and garlic sprouts on a wooden cutting board with a bowl of peeled garlic cloves and fresh herbs.
Hand holding a glass container filled with yellow pickled peppers and green herbs in brine.
A wicker basket filled with scattered pink and white rose petals on a wooden surface.
A cluster of wild daisy flowers with white petals and yellow centers, blooming amidst green foliage.
Hand holding a colorful bouquet of pink, white, peach, and purple flowers against a light-colored paneled background.
Hand holding a colorful bouquet of yellow, orange, pink, and purple flowers against a dark background.
Colorful bouquet of mixed flowers including purple, white, yellow, pink, and lavender blooms held up against a white wall background.
Close-up of a vivid red poppy flower with black center stamens, set against a blurred green garden background.
Hand holding a small glass vase with pink peony, white carnations, and pink lilies against a light-colored wall background.
Colorful flowers blooming in a garden under a clear blue sky, with a wire fence visible at the bottom.
A garden with white, pink, and orange tulips in front of a white house with a porch railing, surrounded by trees and greenery.