Mud, Sweat and Shears

I began my career as an apprentice in a small local nursery. From production horticulture in the nursery to design and build works in the city, lifting yew trees in Holland to quite literally bumping into Alan Titchmarsh at the Chelsea Flower Show, my horticultural training was extensive and unconventional. Then in 2012 I decided to go it alone. Mud, Sweat and Shears was born of a desire to use interesting plants to create and maintain beautiful gardens, spaces that please the eye and tickle the soul. Science has proven many times that plants and the outdoors are good for us and make us happy. I agree, and I relish creating the space for people to find this happiness. I do not believe a beautiful garden needs to be hard work to maintain, or that a space is too small to be pretty, but I do believe that a garden should not just be a view from a window, but the best room in the house.