Jamie has worked as a garden designer and consultant since 1994, previously working as an artist in Italy and France. Living and working in the South of England for eight years, where he was involved with the construction of many of his gardens, he has gathered extensive experience of varying forms of gardens, some created on the hard alkaline, chalk and flint of Wiltshire, some on the fertile red clays of Somerset and others on the downlands of Hampshire.
 
He chose to continue his chosen profession with a move to New Zealand in 2001, enjoying the opportunity to mix a range of local native plants with a wide choice of familiar ornamental plant species.
 
Jamie brings an artist's eye and a mature appreciation of space, colour, form and texture to his work that is essential to good garden design.
 
He offers a comprehensive design service, from consultancy to total design, to project management, founded upon the belief that good garden design should not only reflect the client's personality and taste but also emphasise the importance of detail and quality.
 
Sympathetic use of hard landscaping materials and a broad knowledge of plants combine to ensure the creation of beautiful gardens.
 
Artistic projection sketches help the client to envisage the finished result and a positive approach to problem solving ensures he has enjoyed a wide variety of commissions from contemporary town gardens to country estates, coastal gardens to olive groves and vineyards, water gardens to lush native gardens.

 

 

Jamie's gardens and designs have been featured in various publications including the Dominion Post April 5 2003 and New Zealand House and Garden, May 2004.