Our ethos
Leaving the world a better place through our actions is our guiding principle, this applies to all aspects of our lives. We use the 3 ethics in permaculture - earth care, people care and fair share. What this means is looking after the natural world, looking after ourselves and each other and only taking what we need and no more.
In the garden this means that we have space for ourselves, space for nature and ideally growing some food to sustain us as well. We also follow organic gardening principles to further protect nature
Who We Are
Damian Nicholls
I’m a lifelong gardener and lover of plants, being in nature is where I’m happiest. Designing gardens is a wonderful challenge and opportunity, and it’s a real privilege to be given the responsibility of creating one of the most important spaces in your home. I have a degree in Environmental Science, am a qualified project manager and also the Permaculture Design Certificate (I’m currently undertaking the Diploma). Discovering permaculture was a turning point and this has brought additional design skills and perspectives. I believe it’s important to garden organically, our gardens are mini-nature reserves that we share with all the local wildlife, so I won’t use chemicals or plastic grass and try to minimise hard landscaping where possible. I also think we should make best use of natural resources, maybe this explains my obsession with composting and water butts!