Catherine specialises in landscape design, with experience working on projects across a wide range of development sectors.
What are the key challenges that affect your sector, or are likely to in the next five years?
Rising to meet and exceeding Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) targets on our schemes is a design challenge we face across every sector. The landscapes we develop need to incorporate lots of biodiverse habitat for nature recovery, provide meaningful places for people, and look fantastic all year-round!
What’s your favourite project you’ve worked on to date?
Any project where I’ve successfully persuaded a client of the additional value that having quality landscape features and planting will bring to both the design outcome and the people who will use the spaces.
Pet hate?
When opportunities are missed and lost due to value engineering.
If you weren’t in this career, what would you be?
Something outdoorsy and sporty – Is Extreme Gardening a thing?
What advice would you give your 20 year old self?
Plant. More. Trees.
Professional Bodies:
- CMLI
- Member of Landscape Institute South-West
