Project Management

I have good connections with a team of landscapers, qualified horticulturalists and arborists to carry out any construction or specialist work, though I am very much involved in the soft landscaping – preparation of beds and the placement and planting of shrubs and perennials once the site has been prepared.

I will keep you updated at all times with clear communication. Issues such as extreme weather can delay progress, plant stock may become unavailable and other challenges may arise. I will always liaise with you, so that you can make informed decisions in order to rearrange plans to suit daily demands.

Proactive project management involves recognizing that glitches can occur at one point or another. The key is to identify the issues in a timely manner, understand the consequences and work out alternate approaches to effectively manage the situation.

Case Studies

Quick Turnover Project

St. Paul’s, Bristol

The brief: A buy-to-sell quick turnover project with a very limited budget. The brief was to clear the weeds and trash and get the garden back to its ‘bones’ in order to make it presentable to prospective buyers. The instruction was to lay new turf to one side, erect fencing, lay a small patio area and plant in some small evergreen shrubs and grasses. There was no scope for creative vision given the timescale and budget (and it's a little too orderly for my liking!) but the final transformation was remarkable and the house sold immediately.

Raised Vegetable Beds

Residential Garden, Bristol

The Brief: To level the site, build two 8’x4’ raised vegetable beds and plant a selection of herbs and vegetables. The client wanted membrane and gravel to surround the beds and requested the upcycling of bricks on site to be used for marking an entrance to the vegetable garden. I planted ferns and hardy geraniums to the shaded area of the garden at the back and lavender, sage and lemonbalm in the brick lined beds, which get full sun every day. 

Wildlife Garden

Residential Garden, Bristol

The Brief: To restore an elderly gentleman's garden post-covid, where he wanted to see more wildlife and pollinators and get more involved in gardening. The garden was overgrown with convolvulus, brambles, invasive honeysuckle and creeping euphorbia, The old flowers had been lost, with the exception of some hot pink peonies and the rose shrubs and climbers needed renovation. The brief was to bring more life, colour and fragrance back to the garden and the owner took charge of clearing and lawn maintenance!