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Like many people, I caught the gardening bug during 2020 where I discovered a love of growing flowers and veg. I loved the fact that I had gone from sewing costumes to sowing seeds and the journey that it has since opened up for me. Drawing on my previous career I have taken inspiration from Arts & Crafts style gardens. I have used cottage garden planting using a mix of flowers and vegetables to create an ornamental and productive garden. Plants can be used to create different textures in a garden, just like working with different fabrics will bring a design to life. Award Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/bbc-gardeners-world-live-gold/icon.webp) Gold Award BBC Gardeners World Live The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ AD Annabel Davies Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/annabel-davies) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/122db0ae-cf83-433f-a207-37801671783c/conversions/PXL_20260617_162219086-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2f8d2922-cbe6-4c90-a56e-7f56a3c1b43b/conversions/PXL_20260617_162208023-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7051e617-e4bf-4fe2-9eb3-08f76f7b3142/conversions/PXL_20260617_162212784-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9bf05c84-335b-44c5-8344-53fff0e098e2/conversions/PXL_20260617_162233584-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/767ad86a-6fca-435b-847d-e6dbc47c39f5/conversions/PXL_20260617_162225695-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a4b2f345-19f8-41b9-b460-6105a76ac9a4/conversions/PXL_20260617_162201993-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e01ae971-86e7-4466-a64d-52d28f22dd8f/conversions/image-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: ![](/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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