– Dante
In 2022, Catherine Thomas decided it was time for her to step down from garden design. Rather than abandoning all her wonderful clients, she has passed the baton on to Harry Brenan, an award-winning designer who shares her philosophy.
Harry has over 15 years of experience of designing and creating beautiful and functional outdoor spaces, with ecological practices and sustainability at their core. Catherine is happy in the knowledge that all her clients, past, present and future will be in the safe hands of a kindred spirit.
To read more or contact Harry Brenan Gardens please click below to be taken to his website. He would be delighted to hear from you.
“I would like to thank all those clients who have allowed me the opportunity to create some wonderful gardens over the years. It has been a delight to work with such receptive and knowledgable garden lovers, whose open minds helped stimulate a wide variety of designs – from adventurous and plant-led, to the more functional, while keeping sustainability as a guiding principle. Whether the settings were urban or rural it has always been both a pleasure and a privilege.”
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