Welcome
I am a garden designer based on the border of the Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, I design bespoke gardens that are vibrant, sustainable, self-sufficient, water-efficient and easy to maintain within your budget. I can also oversee the alteration of your existing garden again respecting your budget.
Individuals, businesses, associations…, whatever the surface to be (re)developed and/or planted, I will accompany you throughout your project.
every space has its own design:
- outside – garden, balcony, terrace, patio, courtyard, shop window or frontage…- ,
- Inside - shop window, windowsill, office space…
- To give you an expert opinion after listening carefully to your needs & specific preferences, tailored to your individual activities & lifestyle,
- Her expertise in designing aesthetic and functional outdoor spaces tailored to your activities and lifestyle project,
- To give you detailed advice concerning what will be best suited to your garden or site,
- To impart in-depth knowledge of the plants, furniture & materials that will withstand the test of time,
- To help you avoid costly mistakes & hidden costs,
- To create, share and progress your project.
My personal philosophy
- Take a look at the existing space or site
- Reveal and showcase that which already exists
- Respect the spirit of the site and its environment
- Draw inspiration from nature
- Allowing it to have its place in the garden
- Respect the soil and protect it
- Adapt the choice of plants
- Promote biodiversity
- Work within a network---client & artisans
- To listen, share & teach
About me
My first flower and gardening notebooks date back to primary school!
Initially trained as a geographer, I have since graduated in Landscape Design from the reputed Higher School of Agriculture in Angers.
I have always given pride of place to the world of plants and gardening. These are important elements of my personal and family life. I have created and maintained various gardens in the Hérault, Côte-d'Or, Gard and Tarn regions.
The garden is a place for conviviality and exchange (visits, swapping & giving of plants , bartering, helping hands, loans…), a tangible action that gives meaning & creates something concrete, beautiful and alive.
My geography studies made the topographic map my help in searching the fields for ruins, caves and shelters, dry-stone huts, shepherd's huts, buried ponds, twisted trunks and remarkable trees…not to mention the underground water sources & channels. In addition there are also the standing stones, springs & wrecks of abandoned vehicles… These landscapes and discoveries inspire my projects and my creative nature: plants, materials, curves, silhouettes, associations, lines…
Benefits
…de traverse, because it allows me to avoid following a model thus bringing about the unexpected
Consultation visit
Helpful tips and advice
You want to design or restructure a garden, but you lack the ideas and technical knowledge.
During a consultation visit, I will meet with you with the aim of understanding your thoughts & hopes. I will look at the garden or site & answer your questions. I will then give you my opinion & will ultimately provide you with a written report of my recommendations.
Price: The initial 2-hour visit will cost €160 including VAT, report optional.
Refunded in the event of a design project.
Tailor-made design
For private individuals
Whatever your project & the challenges which it brings, I will design a garden that reflects your personality. It will be conceived in collaboration with you—based on your ideas & wishes, respecting nature, biodiversity, and your budget.
Each project begins with a careful analysis of the site, its constraints, and its intended uses.
The garden is custom-designed as a unique solution, tailored to the location, its environment, the architecture and the lifestyle of its users.
For businesses
Such as cafes and restaurants,
I will design a green and inviting atmosphere based on your ideas. It will be tailored to your business & its operational constraints, and of course your budget. The project will be designed to promote comfort, relaxation, conviviality, and well-being, whilst reflecting the unique identity of your establishment.
Planting naturally regulates ambient temperature, improves your indoor and outdoor spaces, and also attracts and retains customers.
Business premises
In order to give a new dimension to your space and offer a more attractive working environment, I will define a sustainable, inspiring and calming plant-based design that also enhances your brand image.
For shops and businesses
I can offer landscaping services that revitalize and add greenery to your facade and/or interior, creating a striking contrast with the surrounding buildings and other businesses. Both greenery and flowers enhance your customer experience, ensure your own well-being and that of your clients, and help you stand out from the competition.
Food outlets, guest houses…
A reception area linked to your products to guide your customers and enhance your point of sale, a well-arranged relaxation garden for your guests… these are extras to highlight what you have to offer and make you stand out in a competitive sector.
The steps
1. discovery
An initial consultation to listen to you, to understand the site, and to analyze the components of your project: future uses, needs, constraints, soil characteristics, exposure, existing vegetation, views, and potential… You specify your budget.
2. development
Operational plan, initial sketch of the project,confirmation of material and plant choices, estimate of cost.
3. detailed study and final project
A graphic package details the overall design and visualizes the space: textured site plan, technical specifications, mood boards, sketches, perspective views, photomontages, plant and material palette, planting plan…
You then have concrete ideas and a complete set of technical documents with a detailed cost estimate for the landscaping and planting. You decide whether to do it yourself or hire a professional.
Line drawings: elements of artistic, sensitive, and personalized graphic dossier
The dossier will include site plans, drawings, technical specifications, mood boards, sketches, and perspective views all of which are hand-drawn, thus enabling you to have an overall picture of the project.
The drawings, which are personalized, clear, nuanced, and sensitive,thus giving the ability to visualize ideas. At the same time, it informs of the development and design phases.
The budget? I offer different progressive formulas that adapt to the surface area, the complexity, your objectives, the level of support and your budget.
Assistance throughout the implementation
I personally carry out some projects.
Beyond a certain level of complexity or size, I coordinate and supervise the implementation.
Support is provided throughout the entire process:
after the design phase (technical choices, plans, selection of materials, etc.), the project is monitored in close collaboration with suppliers, companies, and partner specialist craftsmen (planting, earthworks, masonry, woodwork, dry stone, basketry, etc.):
contacts, quotations, assistance with the selection of service providers, purchase orders, and implementation schedules.
The budget? percentage of the total pre-tax cost of the implementation work
Guidance for biodiversity gardens and ecological gardening
So you have a garden, but you're not familiar with the right techniques or the basics of gardening…
You want to transform or improve your garden yourself, but need a little help.
You want a more ecological garden or to garden in a way that promotes biodiversity…
I will come to your home & provide you with personalized advice, with the overall aim of making you self-sufficient.
Garden coaching is tailor-made, at your own pace, and its content depends on the season.
You can choose the theme of the session or a specific need in your garden to work on, bringing freshness and shade, introducing plants that require less water, reducing lawn areas, buying less and better (plants, pots, materials…)…
I will teach you simple techniques, best practices, and advise you on how to develop your garden. We will do it together.
Price: €70 including VAT per hour
Garden Improvement to help the sale of a property
Are you a homeowner selling a property, or a real estate agent ?
Garden Improvement is uplifting or improving your garden (or terrace, apartment balcony, small courtyard, etc.), so you can treat it as an additional room within the house.
A property viewing often begins with the garden, which serves as an important first impression.
To create this positive first impression and to enhance the whole property's appeal, garden
improvement harmonizes the exterior with the interior thus helping potential buyers imagine themselves there.
It's not about starting from scratch, but about enhancing what already exist
The steps:
- A major clean-up: we tidy up, declutter, throw things away…
- A reworking of what already exists: we repair, we refresh, we clean…
- A refresh of the vegetation: mowing, pruning, weeding, pulling up…
- A neutral and welcoming decor: we rearrange, decorate and stage with furniture and a few accessories…
The budget? Approximately 1% of the property's value.
Freelance additional team support
My background: initial training in human geography, 12 years in general management, the ability to develop and lead projects, proven interpersonal skills and a solid general knowledge of the following : land use planning, rural development, environment, cartography etc.
I work in partnership with landscape contractors, architects & other professionals together with garden maintenance teams &/or individuals.
I will work with you using all my skills to help you achieve your project.
Projects
Eco-friendly commitments
To offer responsable, healthy and local materials
Work with local plant nurseries
Saving water in the garden (mulching, dry gardening, hardy perennial plants ...)
Create sustainable developments
Promote reuse, recycling and recovery (rainwater, materials, facilities, repurposed objects...)
Reuse old material thus generate as little waste as possible
Using native and nectar-producing plants, and heirloom variaties
Preserve and promote biodiversity (wild plants, providing habitat for small wildlife ...)
Composting green waste
From flea market to garden
Passionate about flea markets and an inveterate treasure hunter, I have a passion for objects — old, abandoned, decorative or functional.
If this aligns with your tastes and desires, I can incorporate beautiful objects and creative displays into the design of your garden or planting installation.
If you have a specific idea, I will search for the necessary objects or materials and incorporate them into the garden.
For this extra “room” that is the garden, found objects and timeless materials (terracotta and stone, wood, zinc, cast iron and iron, wicker and rattan, glass, porcelain, and ceramics) are repurposed, upcycled, and artfully arranged to create original installations, furniture, planters, containers, birdbaths, water features, and lighting.
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