Having spent her childhood in the verdant Worcestershire hills and the years since in the beautiful South Shropshire countryside, the natural patterns and themes found in her art are a product of a lifetime’s cultivation and immersion.

To trace the development of her style, we must recall her first project: a prize-winning garden, which provided a platform for her both to explore large-scale floral design and to grow a myriad of rare and exquisite flowers, some of which were chosen for the Daily Telegraph’s garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Taking inspiration from her garden, she would recreate individual flowers using watercolors. Her talent for this led her to exhibit her studies at the Royal Horticultural Society in London on two occasions, winning coveted medals both times.