Latest News and Projects
October 2007
I've just returned from a trip to New Hampshire (USA), to see this completed water garden which I designed during 2006. To see more of this, click the top right-hand picture in the water gardens portfolio page.
The feature used local stone and craftsmen but had to be constructed to withstand winter temperatures as low as -30°!
September 2007
Started a new landscape project for a water garden near Chichester, involving a 28m pond, 40m stream and two large biofilters. A long, curving deck-walk connects the house and water garden together, winding between low mounds and generous drifts of bog plants, ground-covers and perennials.
August 2007
Started a new company to design and install vertical green walling systems to commercial and private buildings. There is a big future in this for both ecological and artistic reasons.
The company is called BioTecture Ltd and has it's own website at www.biotecture.uk.com
April 2007
Started a rebuild of a large pond I created 12 years ago. A 200 year old pine tree fell through the liner, requiring a major redesign and addition of a stream and biofilter. The pond biology had become unbalanced due to the past residence of ducks and geese, plus the introduction of grass carp, which eat all vegetation! Restoring the balance will be a long term effort, with a floating island and deep-water oxygenation to reduce sludge build-up.
March 2007
Commissioned to create a “Sustainable Landscape Strategy” document for the London School of Economics. To include urban streetscape, vertical surfaces (green walls), rooftop spaces, looking at sustainability, urban food production, positive design psychology, etc. etc.
