MY PAST WORK
I have worked on a range of incredible projects, from designing show gardens, presenting at major flower shows to creating community spaces and even working with some major charities and brands. Take a look at my past work below.
Florette, Wild Flowering Campaign 2024
Florrette (the salad people) asked me to join them on their ‘Wild Flowering’ social media campaign to urge Brits to protect our wildlife during spring sowing season by planting wildflowers. I dressed up as a Bee to highlight this point and encouraged people to plant wildflowers, actively promoting awareness about the significance of pollinators and how we can all take steps to counteract their decline.
Stepping Stones Project, Hampshire Cultural Trust
In the Spring of 2024 I was asked by Hampshire Cultural Trust to run a seven week gardening project with young people aged between 12-16 at Aldershot Military Museum. The project, which is part of the Trust’s ‘Stepping Stones’ project promotes positive mental health and provides regular opportunities for young people to build emotional resilience.
RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Stage Host
I was asked to host the ‘Tips and Tricks’ stage at RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2024. I will speak to a range of experts demonstrating how to fix, make and create things for your home and garden. It also features a timetable of talks from a range of florists, horticultural experts and growers on topics such as growing, harvesting and maintaining florals and vegetables.
‘A forest of calm’ Showcase Garden, BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair
I designed this Gold medal winning showcase garden with Lily Clarke for BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair in 2024. The garden seeks to capture the beauty of the New Forest and how our national parks can play an important role in helping to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the nation.
Talk, Plumpton College
In December 2023 I gave a talk to past and present horticulture students at Plumpton College. I spoke about my career change, gardening for mental health and garden design.
Project Thrive
In 2023 I worked with Hampshire Cultural Trust and a group of young people from Alton in Hampshire, to design and create a new wellbeing garden in the grounds of the Allen Gallery.
B&Q MamaTerra by Verve Launch
I worked with B&Q to help them launch their new ‘Mama Terra by Verve’ range of natural gardening products, using my social media platform to create a series of engaging posts to spread the word further.
The Giving Garden, Hampton Court
In 2023 I designed my first show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. I was asked by the RHS to create a representation of my original Giving Garden that I started at my home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
YES COLOURS
I teamed up with sustainable, UK paint brand Yes Colours for their #MyColours mental health awareness campaign. Created and mixed by hand, my unique paint ‘Mindful Green’ is inspired by how gardening supports my wellbeing.
The Talitha Arts Garden Ambassador, Chelsea Flower Show 2023
I was given the incredible honour of being named ‘Ambassador’ for the Talitha Arts Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2023. Talitha Arts are an incredible charity that use therapeutic arts to transform the lives of vulnerable people, a subject very close to my heart.
Mental Health Summit, University of Kent
I was a keynote speaker at the University’s first mental health summit, sharing my belief in the positive influence of plants.
The Giving Garden, Festival Place
I was commissioned by Festival Place Shopping Centre in Basingstoke to design a garden for a derelict and unloved patch of ground outside one of their main entrances.
Thrive, E-Newsletter
How gardening became Leigh’s solace from trauma, anxiety and depression.
Potting Bench Host, Hampton Court
In 2022 I was asked by the Royal Horticultural Society to host their Potting Bench stage in the floral marquee of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Festival. I spoke with a range of people, from specialist growers to young people just starting out.
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