In June 2026, I had the pleasure of welcoming Alexandra Campbell, of The Middle-Sized Garden, into my own garden to talk about its design and the challenges and opportunities of working with a particularly narrow space. Measuring approximately 30 metres long but just five metres wide, the garden initially felt more like a corridor than somewhere to linger. My approach was to challenge that sense of length, using generous planting beds, a winding path and carefully positioned

In March 2026, I was delighted to be invited by the Garden Museum to share the story of my own garden as part of its In Your Garden series. For me, gardens have always been about more than how they look. Growing up in rural Kent, I developed a lasting sense of curiosity and wonder in the natural world. Returning to the county with my own family, I wanted to create a garden that captured some of that same spirit - a place to explore, play, discover and simply enjoy being outdo

In July 2025, we welcomed the BBC Gardeners' World team into our garden to film an eight-minute feature, which aired later that October. It was my first experience in front of a television camera, and a wonderful opportunity to share a garden that has become such an important part of our family's life. The feature explored not only the garden and its transformation, but also the role it played during my son Arlen's treatment for AT/RT. Having somewhere to escape, find moments