For most of my twenties, I was working in a fast-paced corporate job in London. It was the kind of career that looked right on paper — but deep down, something felt off. I found myself craving quiet, connection, a slower pace and a different kind of purpose.

In our tiny garden in Wandsworth, I started growing things — badly, at first. But something clicked. I began spending more and more time outside. I started volunteering, then working at a local garden centre. I didn’t know where it was going, and I wasn’t earning much, but I felt more me than I ever had.

Eventually, I quit my job and decided to follow that quiet voice. It wasn’t easy. But I trusted that if I kept listening to myself, something meaningful would grow. And it did.

My first hands-on gardening job was working on small residential gardens across South London. I learnt so much during that time — how to build gardens and how to work with plants. I was lucky to learn from Scott Melville, a brilliant plantsman who taught me the value of doing things properly — and with care.

I then moved to Oxfordshire to take on something completely different: working for Sarah Eberle (the most decorated Garden Designer in Chelsea Flower Show’s history) as a Section Head Gardener. It was a total shift in scale and style, and an incredible experience that deepened both my knowledge and my respect for the craft of garden design.

My first experience of Garden Design was helping Joe Perkins (Multiple RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medalist) one day a week for a short period of time. It was when I was just getting started and although I was inexperienced and knew very little, Joe graciously gave me a taste of what working in Garden Design was like. For which, I will be forever grateful for.

Fast forward to today, I now work as a Garden Designer for Butter Wakefield (House&Garden Top 50 Garden & Landscape Designers). Butter is an incredible mentor and I’m learning all the time from her and the amazing team.

So, that’s my story so far, a journey filled with ups and downs but ultimately leading to a destination that hopefully allows me to create, share, and help others.

Alongside my design work, I also write a weekly newsletter called Still Growing — a gentle space where I share what my garden is teaching me about life, growth, and the slow art of becoming.

Each week, I send a letter with quotes, reflections, and personal stories — things I’m still learning, in the garden and in myself. It’s not a guide or a how-to. It’s a quiet invitation to pause, root in, and remember that we’re allowed to grow slowly.

In 2023, we moved to a small cottage in the Oxfordshire countryside with an overgrown garden full of potential. Since then, we’ve been slowly restoring it — clearing brambles, planting trees, and dreaming of the garden it could become. It’s been a grounding, joyful, and deeply personal project, and I share pieces of it here, along with glimpses of my work and our life. The best way to follow along is on my social channels below.