About Tipping Studio

Values

Care

Care is central to each stage of the design process and involves paying careful attention to both the site and the people who will use it. By understanding what a garden needs to thrive, and how it will be used day to day, we can create spaces that feel considered, nurturing, and lasting.

Resilience

Change is inevitable, for us and our gardens. Designing with resilience in mind means choosing plants and layouts that can adapt to seasonal shifts, climate, and everyday pressures. With thoughtful planning, a garden can continue to thrive through change, and support us as we do the same.

Context

Our gardens are an extension of our homes, ourselves, and the wider landscape and history they sit within. By responding to this context, we create gardens that feel grounded and connected, with a clear sense of place and purpose.

How it all started

I was fortunate to grow up with a garden that was always full of people, food, and laughter. It was the setting for some of my happiest early memories.

As I got older, I learnt to really appreciate the value that outdoor spaces play in our everyday lives. I studied Geography at university and was fascinated by the idea that we are able to shape the landscapes around us and are simultaneously shaped by them.

After a few false starts in different careers, I enrolled on a course at the English Gardening School and immediately felt at home in horticulture. I began working as a gardener and gained a broad experience spanning walled kitchen gardens and formal borders.

As a designer, I work with my clients to create gardens that bring them that same sense of peace and joy I experienced in my childhood garden.