Things for free

November 2, 2021By SeverineUncategorized

As a garden designer, I often feel like my customers’ personal shopper. In essence, I’m trying to be as good as possible at spending…

Bare essentials

February 3, 2021By SeverineUncategorized

At this time of year, cash strapped garden designers (hello!) would have you believe this is a good time for planning your garden, when…

On the home front

November 9, 2020By SeverineUncategorized

For the past 27 years I have made Manchester my home. I have settled in South Manchester, having lived in a few different places from…

Warp and weft

June 30, 2020By SeverineUncategorized

I love fabrics. When dress making, I can happily day dream for hours about how to best use a piece of cloth, thinking about patterns,…

Good dirt

April 15, 2020By SeverineUncategorized

As my hands are looking more and more like prunes with the repetitive washing and sanitizing, I remind myself that there is also some…