News

 October 2022

Habitat Creation in Garden Design published by Crowood Press

June 2022

Catherine appeared on a panel with leading designers at the Society of Garden Designers' 40th anniversary Sutainability Symposium which took place at the RHS Wisley. Delegates discussed the future of garden design in a world where sustainability is crucial. There was a real interest in how to design with wildlife in mind and we hope our new book will answer some of these questions.

2020-2022

We have been working together with Crowood Press on a book about designing habitats in domestic gardens. There will be a wealth of information about attracting wildlife, plants choices and design decisions. It is due to be published in the autumn 2022. Habitat Creation in Garden Design

January 2021

Catherine's latest book Revealing change in cultural landscapes: material, spatial and ecological considerations was published by Routledge late last year and is available in paperback, hardback and as an e-book.

January 2018

Catherine's book Reimagining industrial sites: changing histories and landscapes has just been published by Routledge.

September 2017

We are proud to be supporting the Bristol Poetry Festival 2017, which runs from 6th - 19th October. It features internationally acclaimed poets from home and abroad in a variety of venues across the city. See the programme and the list of performers here: www.poetrycan.co.uk

May 2017

Catherine was appointed Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers for her invaluable contributions to the Society over many years.

May 2017

We were commissioned to design a community orchard for a development under consideration for Oldbury on Severn in Gloucestershire.

January 2017

DesignWild was commisioned to design a large garden in Hertfordshire including a wildflower meadow, hedges and long season perennial borders, all of which will enhance the biodiversity of the site.

April 2016

DesignWild was appointed to design the Wildmill Adventure Community Park, in a disused quarry in Wildmill near Bridgend.

April 2015

The RSPB wildlife garden features in this month's RSPB magazine and will also be part of their focus on giving nature a home at the BBC Gardener's World Live show this summer. 

March 2015

Catherine has received her doctorate from the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield. Her research examines perceptions of landscape change in post-industrial sites. 

Aug. 2014

We have worked with architects, Cullinan Studio, to design the garden for a Hampstead townhouse. The garden and contemporary extension are completed. Take a walk around the project in this short film. 

Nov. 2013

Take a walk around the RSPB Widlife garden with Youtube.

Oct.2013

Alex's blog for the RSPB website has gone online to coincide with the Giving Nature a Home adverising campaign on ITV

July 2013

DesignWild's RSPB garden featured in the Sunday Telegraph. The article covers all aspects of creating a garden for wildlife, together with some good tips and suggestions for simple things to do in your garden.

June 2013

The London Evening Standard features Catherine's garden. The garden is designed to demonstrate the multiple ways we can encourage wildlife into an contemporary urban garden.

April 2013

DesignWild Associates are collaborating with architects at Cullinan Studio to design the planting for a new primary school in Swindon.

Mar. 2013

The Landscape Institute are launching their New London Landscapes website at EcoBuild this week featuring the Multi-Storey Forest, a conceptual design for a car park in Wood Green in London.

Feb. 2013

Scotscape Landscapes and Building and DesignWild Associates are delighted to announce that they will be collaborating on projects that will pool their expertise in living walls and roof gardens, with contemporary landscape and garden design for biodiversity.

Jan. 2013

DesignWild Associates and the RSPB garden have been shortlisted for the Sustain' Awards 2013.