Tonight, I am thrilled to be featured on the Sky Arts 'The Art of the Garden' series. Made by Colonial Pictures, this beautifully shot second series, features six leading designers discussing their design approaches and processes, and to be included in the company of Piet Oudolf, Luciano ...Giubbilei, Jo Thompson, Andy Sturgeon and Alistair Baldwin is both exciting, and I confess nerve-wracking too!

That said, what a wonderful opportunity to share my passion with a wider audience, share a little of what I've learned about garden design over the last twenty five years, and more about the Wildlife and World Food Gardens I designed at @RHSWisley for The Royal Horticultural Society.

So, I'll take a deep breath and will be tuning in at 7pm to watch. The programme can be viewed on Sky channel 130, as well as Freeview channel 11, Now TV and Freesat channel 147.

Wish me luck and perhaps I'll be watching with you this evening on @skyarts?
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Alliums are one of my favourite bulbs to plant, so it's an utter delight to enjoy the hundreds of impactful 'Purple Sensation' blooms which are adding height and structure to our Berkshire client's planting scheme.

They're a great choice for gardeners looking to ...fill the June planting gap, and their long flowering time provides an important source of nectar too.

And when the flowers have finished blooming, leave the seed heads for interesting autumn texture and as a food source for birds and other wildlife too.

Whether it's Allium Purple Rain, sphaerocephalon, Forelock or Summer Drummer, there's an allium for every garden - my best advice is to plant as many of them as possible!

Huge thanks to our client Nicky for sending us the photos!
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According to scientists, blue, purple and violet are the most likely colours to attract bees, so the buzz around the Camassia and Allium flowers in our Wildlife Garden at @RHSWisley wasn't a surprise for AMPG Junior Landscape Architect Penny Walker when she visited last weekend.

Bees ...can’t resist the nectar-rich flowers of either, so make both a great choice for wilder garden areas, meadows or a mixed perennial border. As perennial bulbs, given the right spot, they'll naturalise over the years, forming bigger groups and more flowers each time they return in late spring.

As we continue to advocate for sustainable landscapes, it's important to remember just how integral pollinators are to our ecosystem - the perfect excuse to plant more space-saving, nectar and pollen-rich bulbs for we humans to enjoy, safe in the knowledge that in doing so, we're boosting biodiversity too.

DO swipe left to see some of the brilliant photos Penny took.
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Proud to be featured in @metro.co.uk newspaper talking about why my quirky first home will always have a special place in my heart.

Thanks to my media agent, Julia at @championtalent for putting me forward and to @oliverstallwood for writing the piece.

Link in my bio if ...you'd like to read all about it!
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This precious little mud kitchen was born from the devasting loss of ash trees affected by dieback which our clients had no option but to remove. It was difficult to let these statuesque trees go, so we decided to keep them, reusing them to create a new favourite spot for our client's ...grandchildren to play and get messy in the great outdoors.

It's a lovely reminder that new life and joy can be found in the most unexpected of places, and watching children play whilst connecting with nature brings joy to the whole family, and surrounded by a newly sown meadow, habitat for a whole host of wildlife. Beyond satisfying.
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