I have always been passionate about gardening and the natural environment. When the computing company I worked for downsized in the nineties I started maintaining gardens for clients. My RHS Level I & II qualifications whetted my appetite for further study and whilst I enjoyed maintaining and enhancing existing planting I decided to take time out to study Garden Design at Sparsholt College and gained a BSc (Hons) in 2013 with a 'best in class' award from the HTA.