Nature & Gardens

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.

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.

A series of show gardens have been laid out on the edge of the extensive estate grounds. What makes them special is that they are all small gardens, making them the perfect inspiration for outdoor spaces in cities or new housing developments, which are often limited in size.

When we think of space, we usually think of built-up areas. Our homes, office buildings or perhaps even public places such as market squares or railway stations. But beneath all these built-up areas lies one thing: the ground.

After completing numerous continuing education courses in garden and landscape design, which further fueled my enthusiasm for the subject, I will be offering consulting services in my studio starting October 1st, in addition to designing gardens and outdoor spaces....