Gardens Illustrated Magazine
Client:
Gardens Illustrated Magazine
Project type:
Editorial garden illustrations, maps and cover-mount seed packet designs
Date: 2009 to 2023
In 2009, I received my first commission from Gardens Illustrated magazine, to create double-page illustrations of gardens designed by the UK's top garden designers. These gardens are fictional and brought to life through my illustrations.
The garden designers provided a rough aerial plan of their envisioned garden, and at times, only a plant list. I research the habit of the plants to weave them together to create an artistic impression of the garden, to accompany the garden designer's written article.
Additionally, I had great pleasure illustrating the cover-mounted seed packets that came free with the magazine from 2009 to 2019.