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​Influenced by my artist parents who had a deep love of  gardening and history, I grew up in suburban bohemia surrounded by their many projects. ​After studying at the University of Cape Town, I worked  in urban regeneration and joined Sheppard Robson Architects in London. With a growing passion for historic landscapes which I'd discovered exploring old dockyards and crumbling canals,  I studied garden design under John Brooks at RBG Kew and worked with Elizabeth Banks & Assoc where I assisted Tom Stuart-Smith and Todd Longstaffe-Gowan 

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After many years in the corporate world working and living in Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, I launched a tiny online shop during Lockdown selling lavender grown on our allotment in old clay terracotta pots. We soon expanded into a variety of design projects from country gardens to Mayfair street boxes and since then we've hand-planted over 2,500 potted plants!

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We work from of our 17th century Oxfordshire tithe barn just outside Henley-on-Thames and I love to bring a sense of belonging and continuity to our work. For me the provenance behind the vessels is as important as the beautiful plants and I write about why I established The English Potted Plant Co on my substack here.

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Thank you for visiting us

Julia 

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