Wildlife friendly, Naturalistic Garden & Landscape design

Based near Saffron Walden on the border of Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, I work on varied projects from small urban gardens to country estates.

I am a qualified garden designer with a painterly approach to planting. My work is enriched and underpinned by practical experience gained working as a professional gardener and through training in horticulture.

View across deep border with Euphorbia, alliums, Iris siberica with multistem tree at back Prunus cerasifera
Close up shot of flowers of Helleborus foetidus
“Maeve listened and interpreted our brief impeccably. Her gentle and artistic approach has resulted in a simple but elegant garden design”
— Private client, Cambridgeshire

Case studies

  • Wildflower garden on triangular balcony of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre

    Haven

    A garden for wildlife in central London commissioned by Southbank Centre.

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  • Thatched cottage front garden with roses in summer

    Cottage Garden

    My own romantic country garden in North Essex.

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About me

  • Handmade cleft chestnut fence against snow

    My approach to Garden design

    Appropriateness and sustainability in gardens and landscapes.

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  • Woman sowing seeds from bucket into field

    Biography

    My background as a gardener and designer.

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Gardener’s journal

Notes from Church Cottage

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Construction of my client’s wildlife garden in mid Suffolk is now nearing completion, with my design being implemented by local contractor @stewartlandscape It’s a good moment to look at the ways in which this garden design aims to be s
Making a small wildlife pond in your garden Create an aquatic habitat for wildlife: even a small pond in an urban garden will make such a difference to your outdoor space and the creatures that visit it. In early June this year, my husband and I st
Take inspiration from a famous Cambridge lawn and develop a wildflower patch in your garden You don’t need much outdoor space to develop a wildflower patch, which can make a real difference to wildlife in your garden.  Over the past few y