Time’s tapestry

The multi-award-winning founder of Garden Club London talks to Anne Cuthbertson about overcoming bullies and rude celebrity clients to fulfil a lifelong passion for plants

DIANA HAS COAXED HER WINDSWEPT SEASIDE GARDEN INTO SHAPE WITH STRATEGIC FENCING AND PLANTING, RESULTING IN A SHELTERED OASIS OF CALM

Natural perennial planting, with light-diffusing grasses and pools of burnished colour, has elevated a relaxed Sussex farmhouse plot

Gemma and Navin never liked the garden of their 1930s home. ‘The original design, including a raised lawn with two steps up from a metre-wide strip of pavers and an ugly brick shed that was painted pu

A PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION WITH WOODEN CLADDING IS JUST ONE WAY VICKY AND GARETH HAVE NAILED NEW ENGLAND STYLE IN THEIR SEASIDE FAMILY HOME

JESSICA AND ELLIOT’S BRISTOL TERRACE WAS STRIPPED BACK TO BRICK, EXTENDED AND RECONFIGURED. NOW IT’S A MODERN SPACE PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING