Elaine is one of our Planting Consultants for The Big Plant Nursery and Creative Landscape Co. She regularly meets new clients to help them get the most from their gardens through her designs and planting schemes. It might seem counterintuitive to spend money upfront on a designer when you’re trying to save. However, DIY landscaping often turns into a “pay twice” scenario. Using a professional garden designer acts as a buffer against the expensive cycle of trial and error.
Championing wildlife friendly and native planting, Elaine has a gentle touch when it comes to design, and a life-long passion for roses. Having grown up on a farm she learned the importance of flora and fauna from a very early age, this helped hone her style when she trained in garden design in Kent, the Garden of England.
“My career in horticulture started in London working on the country’s leading gardening magazines including BBC Gardeners’ World, regularly exhibiting at RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower shows, and working on a multitude of specialist environmental projects before joining the company in 2019.”
Here at The Big Plant Nursery and Creative Landscape Co., we get to transform people’s gardens! We carefully consider and design each garden to its own specific criteria and the client’s requirements. I love the creativity that brings as no two gardens are ever the same. It’s great working with award winning teams of like-minded people to achieve beautiful green spaces for all to enjoy.”
Projects Elaine has worked on
- A Vision of Natural Sanctuary
- Natural Pool in Berkshire
- A Plant Lovers Garden
- A Rustic Haven
- A planting case study: Soft Contemporary
What our clients say
“Elaine was fantastic throughout – enthusiastic, attentive, and genuinely passionate about roses. She listened carefully to what we liked (and didn’t), offered honest and thoughtful feedback, and always found practical solutions when needed. Her attention to detail was evident in every stage of the project.”
“Creative Landscape Co. transformed our garden, it has gone from being a very uninspiring, depressing area into one that gives us pleasure every time we look at it. Elaine took control of the design, and her team carried out the work and planting. We can’t thank them enough.”
“We have recently had trees and a drip feed irrigation system put in by Creative Landscape, with the view to screening a neighbour’s house. We are delighted with the completed job, even though it will take a couple of years to reach It’s intended purpose. The guys carrying out the project had to work in a couple of very wet days and were clean, tidy, helpful and respectful of our wishes. They are a credit to the company. Their consultant and project leader (Elaine) was extremely helpful and very willing to share with us her considerable knowledge and experience.”
Elaine’s favouite plants
- Ornamental grasses
- Roses
If you would like to book a Consultancy with Elaine please phone us on 0118 934 1757.