ABOUT THE STUDIO
Established in 2004, Good Grounding is an award-winning garden and landscape design practice offering a comprehensive, creative, and collaborative approach to outdoor spaces. With clients ranging from Ireland to Sydney, the studio 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 supporting both people and nature by using sustainable products and providing homes for wildlife.
At the heart of every design is a sensitivity to place, responding to the marriage of architecture and landscape with care. Katy seeks to capture the ‘spirit’ of each garden, with the ultimate aim of ensuring more time is spent outside, meaningfully connected to the immediate environment.
… 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
