May 2025 Meeting Report:

Charlotte Howard – Capability Charlotte Gardens gave us a fascinating insight into her move from retail and sales into garden design! Following a very mixed and eccentric life she entered Lackham as a Mature student, especially enjoying the garden design module. Her first Show Garden was at the Bath & West in 2005, which won a gold medal! Charlotte completed a RHS Master’s degree in 2016-2019. The main essence of garden design has 5 areas of interest – People, Space, Garden elements, Plants, and Sense of place. Charlotte then went on to explain each of these areas in more detail. The talk finished with a case study of one of her clients.

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