'It was inevitable that I would be, at the very least, a gardener - my parents and grandparents were avid growers, creating picture-perfect outdoor spaces to get lost in, to explore and feel challenged by, and then to lazily while away the hours in daydreaming rest. They were also great collectors of antiques and any spare downtime was spent travelling across the country to seek out historical, ornate, crafted items and bring a choice few back home. Detail, patina, the scent of timeless objects, the living history, these were all features that were brought into our lives. And the gardens were no less a part of this, places that had their own history but that had grown with us and allowed us to grow with them.

This attention to the details and the textures and atmosphere created is what has always driven my design. I have been completely under the skin of the industry, working in horticulture building a love for the science of plants and soil, moving into landscape construction and understanding materials and their capabilities, and then honing and deepening my design understanding at Inchbald in London. The Inchbald is renowned for its unique approach to teaching design and this totally resonated with me and has been integral to all of the work I have carried out since. This teaching anchors the studio, where we bring together our passions to gently craft your garden.  

I am a great land-based traveller, full of stories, and I spent a brilliant year with The Old Way in the UK and Africa learning rewilding for resilience and ancestral skills. These experiences gave me the opportunity to not only see a landscape and the relationship between human and land but also to appreciate how time spent in a place alters your relationship with it.

Alongside my private practice I am a studio tutor in garden design at Inchbald, London.’

TJ - Studio Founder and Designer