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.

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.

  • Thatched cottage front garden with roses in summer

    Cottage Garden

    My own romantic country garden in North Essex.

About me

  • Handmade cleft chestnut fence against snow

    My approach to Garden design

    Appropriateness and sustainability in gardens and landscapes.

  • Woman walking in garden at the front of a seventeenth century cottage having collected chickens' eggs

    Biography

    My background as a gardener and designer.

Garden designer’s journal

Notes from my own garden near Saffron Walden along with designs for landscapes and gardens that I am currently working on with clients.

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