Gardening for you

BOTANIC SHED GARDENING PROJECTS

“Inspired by my Cotswold farmhouse childhood and tropical twenties spent in the Grenadines, I design and manage garden renovations. I began my creative career working in design studios on shoots for Vogue magazine with royal photographer Mario Testino. I then worked with a landscaping firm while studying for the RHS Diploma in Horticulture. l work as Head Gardener at a number of private gardens guiding our gardening teams on renovations. I also work with Caroline Todhunter in her Old Rectory garden heralded as one of the most beautiful in England.” Lara Cowan

Originally a mother & daughter team

Botanic Shed started as a mother-daughter enterprise. Lara and Tehya have grown plants and gardened together for years. Today they run a friendly garden design and management consultancy and professional garden maintenance team across a variety of projects.

In 2022 they started working at England’s most beautiful Old Rectory in Berkshire, as feat. in Country Life. Their portfolio includes architect-owned modern builds and historic private homes.

  • Team Diana, Karen and Lara

  • Old Rectory woodland

  • Tydhams

  • Enbourne

  • Pot planting design

  • Biggs Hill

  • Newbury

  • Pot planting design

  • Bere Court Road

  • Compost bin building

  • Enbourne

  • Henwick

  • Henwick

  • Pot plant design

  • Honey Oak

  • Tutts Clump

  • Henwick

  • Lucie

  • Lara dowsing on the moors

  • Hermitage

  • Ashampstead Common

  • Norreys

  • Cath and her furry friends

“I love creating tranquil spaces that talk to us on a spiritual level and greatly improve the experience of being alive.

Lara

We work with

  • Journal of Biophilic Design

  • Resurgence and Ecologist

  • National Garden Scheme

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