Fiona has designed many gardens all to suit individual client briefs. She draws up outline proposals, detailed plans, planting plans, construction details and maintenance schedules.

A selection of plans and photographs of some of the gardens she has designed are on display in the studio at Green Island.
Or see below for details of a small London garden, designed by Fiona.

After graduating from Cambridge in 1987 and 5 years playing on the amateur golf circuit, Fiona decided to return to her first love of gardens and plants and did a Diploma in Garden Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London and then set up her own garden design business.

In 1996 she was struck down with M.E. and with her husband and family moved to Green Island.

In 1999 she started the design business up again from Green Island and now does private commissions when time permits between opening the garden, running the nursery and looking after their 6 small children.

This small Chelsea garden was designed with a low maintenance oriental theme.

There was no rear access to the garden so everything had to go through the house.
Mirrors are used to give the impression of more space and the planting is for all year round interest with contrasting foilage colour, shape and textures.

The garden before;

The plan was drawn up;

The garden after construction and planting

A small garden in Colchester

This garden was an awkward triangular shape. It was divided up creating a generous raised eating area under a timber arbour, a childrens play area with climbing frame and trampoline sunken into the ground screened by a bamboo hedge, and a seating area with brick and camomile lawn squares. The planting is luxuriant and tropical with large tree ferns, bananas, oriental lilies and a loquat. A slate water feature sits at the corner of the arbour and is planted with Zantedeschias.

Overhead view of the garden before;

The arbour after construction and planting

overhead view;