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In 2016, I made the bold decision to trade my badge for gardening boots and enrolled on a garden design course, nurturing my love for creativity and nature. Taking a leap of faith, I found myself exhibiting a Beautiful Border at BBC Gardeners' World Live where my efforts were rewarded with a gold medal, a moment of pride. Ten years have passed and my garden design studio has flourished, culminating in this border, my tenth show garden. This milestone coincides with Winnie the Pooh's100th anniversary, a storybook character who inspired my first show garden. Reflecting on my journey, I am proud that retraining allowed me to follow my dreams and transform my career, proving it's never too late to blossom into something new Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-platinum-award/icon.webp) Platinum Award BBC Gardeners World Live The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ JH Julie Haylock Designer Sandhurst Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/people/julie-haylock) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ba90bc1e-15f6-43ea-ac6a-a0d17cad27e8/conversions/PXL_20260617_182540035-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/37e2c8a3-33bb-429e-8e69-bd919aa9697e/conversions/PXL_20260617_182524726-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a89b083e-724c-4585-b5bf-a81310030ffe/conversions/PXL_20260617_182529336-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ada39385-3f09-4831-a99b-6e1c36f4d509/conversions/PXL_20260617_182532166-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/13f44f62-d189-48c7-921b-ee9ec486368f/conversions/PXL_20260617_182537173-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c66498ad-b533-460c-bbda-a5a9e5018c1a/conversions/PXL_20260617_182548001-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5ea02e76-350d-4c98-81f5-8de1a0a539c8/conversions/PXL_20260617_182542721-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/acbc88bc-5e84-44fc-87dd-3ccc671b8d9d/conversions/PXL_20260617_182651951-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/57f87658-c0a2-4b1b-ba30-fb998928eb2e/conversions/PXL_20260617_182648607.MP-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a4dbab2c-360a-44ad-9483-417cd69d5a6e/conversions/PXL_20260617_182517934-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/38852efd-bc1e-491a-a33c-ce96409806f7/conversions/image-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ S Sandhurst Garden Design ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/sandhurst-garden-design) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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