As a garden designer, I want to encourage people to incorporate approaches from therapeutic gardens into their private and business outdoor spaces. Every bit of greenery in our surroundings benefits both us and the environment (think climate adaptation and biodiversity). Even the smallest outdoor space can be transformed into a green oasis with often minimal effort.

After a long winter and frosty nights, the first plants have finally been able to move into my new studio garden.

I first became aware of the ceramic artist Carolin Ludwigs and her studio CL·AY at the contemporary crafts fair at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. Her clay objects immediately captivated me.

For the past few months, I've been planning a special garden project: transforming our own small city garden into a studio garden. Essentially, a show garden where I can demonstrate my garden design style and the potential of small gardens, and where I can experiment with plants, learn, and teach.