Journal
Notes from
the studio.
Occasional writing on gardens, planting, and the slower pleasures of designing outside.
April 2026
On waiting for a garden to arrive
A new garden looks finished on the plan and unfinished in the ground. The patience between the two is half the work — and the most rewarding part.
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February 2026
Five shrubs we keep coming back to
Reliable architectural plants we use again and again across very different gardens, and why each one earns its place.
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November 2025
Notes from a walled garden
Six months into a slow renovation of a Cotswold kitchen garden, some early reflections on working within old stone walls.
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August 2025
Designing for a garden you’ll grow into
The case for planting trees you may never sit under, and other arguments for the long view.
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