ABOUT THE STUDIO

Since 2004 and over 150 clients later, Good Grounding is proud to offer a comprehensive garden and landscape design service. With clients as far afield as Sydney and Dublin, Good Grounding is now based near leafy Haslemere in Surrey, transforming gardens across London and the south of England.

 ABOUT KATY

Before returning to the UK in 2011, Katy worked with some of Australia and Ireland’s most notable designers. Having graduated in Garden Design at Ryde Horticultural College in Sydney and then in Horticulture at Merrist Wood College, Katy’s approach marries southern hemisphere influences with a deep understanding of the great British and Irish horticultural and garden design traditions.

Aspiring to make a difference to the way we use our garden space, Katy prides herself on offering inspiring solutions whilst using sustainable products, respecting the ecological balance of a site and providing homes for wildlife. At the heart of all of Katy’s designs is placing architecture in the context that is deserves whilst capturing the ‘spirit’ of a garden, with the ultimate ambition of ensuring more time is spent outside.

 

 … having Katy design the garden for us was one of the most important aspects of our overall new house plan. I hadn’t realised how crucial it is as part of planning a house until I saw what she did. She totally understood us as clients, saw the reality of how much we could do in the garden and how much maintenance we would be able to upkeep and put a plan in place that nearly 15 years on is working a dream. The layout is quite architectural, so it looks as fabulous in winter as in summer. So simple, so clever.

SASHA, COUNTY CARLOW

Katy aims to create environments that reflect the lives and lifestyles of her clients