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Biocentric is a specialist landscape and
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Biocentric is a specialist landscape and
garden design consultancy based in Somerset.
Nature is my greatest inspiration. It describes the bones of any garden and the clothes to dress them.
I create designs that evolve and grow over time, changing character and becoming richer and more complex.
I use plants native to the location that I’m working in as a foundation for most designs, but add and substitute selected varieties and choice exotics that will improve the garden without detracting from the overall aesthetic and sense of place. I feel this approach is best described as creating an ‘enhanced natural landscape’, enriching the garden for human senses as well as for the myriad living organisms within it.
I work collaboratively with clients to create landscapes that feel timeless and natural. Sculptural, subtle and rich in texture.
Planting that works. Too much design is carried out in an urban studio far from the garden in question. Our designs are rooted in the landscape, climate, history and structure of the place.We passionately believe that plants should be used that will work, not just aesthetically but more broadly, connecting and feeding back in to the wider landscape and environment. Healthy plants are the foundation of beautiful, healthy gardens. These require in turn fewer interventions in terms of chemical treatments, replacements or maintenance. I believe in creating resilient gardens that behave like natural landscapes and can accept fluctuations in temperature and rainfall with grace.
With an initial higher education background in History and Sustainability, I have been training and working in Horticulture since 2007. Since winning a place on the Historic and Botanic Gardens Bursary Scheme, I worked at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, at Hestercombe Gardens and various large private gardens. I have also worked in Portugal and Central America and have travelled widely observing plants and landscapes around the world.
I am first and foremost a skilled and experienced gardener. I have felt the earth yield to my fingers, felt the rain trickle down the back of my neck and worked my hands to callouses pruning shrubs back to form. I know what works and what doesn’t, what is possible and what is likely, how to wring that last bit of magic from a space. This experience allows me to create the kind of gardens that follow intuitively from what I have learnt.
Natural gardens do not have to be messy or labour intensive, they can be easy to live in and use spaces that keep evolving from the first annuals through fast developing perennials to long term perennials, shrubs and trees. This can then be selectively managed to create a natural environment that meets our human desires for structure and form.
Our Services Include:
I am keen to work with people to help them create the gardens they long for. This could mean working on a short term basis such as offering a consultancy visit and a simple overview design or undertaking a full garden development from inception to delivery.
Part of my approach is to engage people with the design as it takes place, working closely with you to make sure you feel comfortable, enthused and in ownership of the creative process. Naturally, if you would rather I simply delivered a design, I am happy to.
I will work with what exists and or create from new but I particularly enjoy retaining strong existing features and weaving new plantings around them.
Garden Planning, Design and Creation
Permaculture, Forest Gardens & Edible Landscape Design
Design for Biodiversity & Ecological Habitat
Botanical Coaching & Workshops
Garden Maintenance & Seasonal Plant Care
Propagation Systems
Our Approach
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Consultation
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Planning & Design
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Realisation
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Ongoing Management
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Biocentric are based near Wiveliscombe, Somerset and operate throughout the SW region. Give us a call or send an email and we’ll endeavour to answer all enquiries within 24 hours. We look forward to hearing from you.
E: hello@biocentric.co.uk
P: +44 4000 2000