Here in the UK, we are some of the most passionate and dedicated gardeners in the world. The traditional and modern garden is now being complimented by more diverse designs.
The more you invest the more benefits you will receive. Your garden can be your sanctuary, where you meet nature to reconnect.
Here at Sow & Grow, we believe that a garden is to be enjoyed by the senses. A space to unwind, relax and destress within nature.
We can create that space for you to enjoy with your friends and family throughout the seasons. Even throughout the winter months, there can always be something going on in the garden.
To recap the benefits of a Permaculture Garden:
The Three Ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Future Care are the pillars of the principles. The 12 principles lay out a guide to how to live a life that allows individuals, communities and businesses to become contributors to a world of abundance over scarcity by seeing everything through the lens regeneration, connection instead of separation and health & well being over instant gratification.
How Permaculture works in the garden?
From raised beds to hügelkulturs, container gardens to forest gardens- We design, create and nurture edible ecosystems that are regenerative, abundant and healthy-providing natural spaces that create cyclical closed loop systems: including water management, composting methods, biological inputs, planting systems, soil health management, remediation & much more.
Creating natural cycles, facilitates a natural reduction and eventual elimination of inputs, just like a woodland or forest, once established will require very little work. Building buffers in the soil protects against climatic changes and generating robust soil biology enables plants to become resistant against attacks from disease and pests.
Growing with our food allows us to become part of nature. (As far as I am aware there are no drawbacks from learning how to live a regenerative life.)
From the food we eat, to the water we drink and bathe in to the amount of sun exposure, the toxins we are exposed to and the time we invest in activities during our leisure hours are continually creating new cycles and patterns that become habits and a way of living. Once we create new: cycles, new habits, behaviours and a way of life
Growing your own food, and becoming more locally resourceful not only becomes more economical, environmentally friendly and healthier it also creates a deeper connection to the earth allows us to understand the natural cycles, be more in the present, which decreases the anxieties and worries of life.
Even the time we invest in learning brings us benefits, multiple times the investment we make.
As we partner with nature, all aspects of our life improve. There are many studies backed up by peer reviewed papers as well as cutting edge science that are showing that growing a garden is the most natural, economical, environmentally and effective path to holistic health.
Growing a garden has the potential to heal our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social predicaments.
The Future of Holistic Health
The Permaculture ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Future Care, are inseparable. Human health is dependent on the health of the Earth and the health of the Earth, is about the state of mind we decide to live in. The more toxic and polluted the earth becomes, the more disease we find in humans. Physical, mental, spiritual and societal ills are all a result of and a reflection of how we treat our Earth.
Imagine if everyone cared for their garden space with love and used it as their own healing sanctuary?
How would that change human health?
There are many white (peer reviewed) papers that are showing just how beneficial for human health growing a garden is. Many of the famous philosophers, artists and thinkers throughout history were keen gardeners and naturists.
Even the basic scientific understanding that more plants means more carbon captured and more oxygen produced is enough to persuade many people, the numerous benefits of growing a garden.
Growing your own food whilst encouraging pollinators, creating wildlife areas, involving your family, friends and community, are just a few of the benefits.
How would you life improve through growing a garden?
In 2025, we started to create food gardens for the people of South East Essex. Building raised beds, sowing seeds and planting out fruit trees, revamping ponds and offering our advice. All tailored to our clients individual desires and requirements.
We will be expanding our reach and scaling up through the rest of the year and using the Walnut site as our HQ to further develop our mission.
Lisa has been one of my clients since 2024 and after hearing she was attending cooking classes, I offered to create a Herb Garden for her.
Just like all of our products, we only use the best. The herbs we used were grown without pesticides and using organic fertilisers.
Lisa was overjoyed with the finished product and has been using her herbs to compliment her daily dishes. There are also herbs there like valerian and mint which are really good for herbal teas.
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Sow & Grow Regenerative and Ordanics teamed up in March 2025 to create this amazing edible garden for Lee, Nicole and family. They already had chickens and had attempted to grow food in previous years. Now on their new property and being old friends with Danny (Ordanics), they decided to give it another go.
We built raised beds from beautiful oak sleepers, took the time to choose the most effective design to compliment the land and Lee and Nicole’s palette and had a frame built around the raised beds to create a covered and protected space. We also planted out some fruit trees.
The raised beds are a mix of perennials and annuals and as the year goes by we will continue to increase the biodiversity so the family can enjoy their beautiful space.
We are visiting weekly, so we can guide them through the seasons and teach them how to make the most from their growing space.
Lee and Nicole are very enthusiastic to learn and enjoy their garden even more.
Towards the end of the year, we will be redesigning and creating a new pond in place of the existing one, so they can enjoy their space even more.
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Amanda contacted me in November 2025, responding to an flyer I had delivered through her door back in September 2022. Some seeds we sow take longer than expected to germinate.
Amanda has been growing food in her back garden for some years, but her beds were falling apart.
We built her three beautiful raised beds from British Larch Sleepers. They are functional, aesthetically pleasing and can double up as a seat when planting and sowing seeds.
Like all previous clients, I tailor the design to their needs and desires. As standard, we supply the top soil/compost and homemade fertilizers to inoculate the soil with beneficial bacteria and fungi.
I will be revisiting Amanda in Spring to help her develop the rest of her growing space.
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Due to our cat, and the resident foxes, squirrels and badgers wanting to dig everything up that has soil in it, I designed these beds to keep our crops safe. They are very robust and are user friendly.
You can grow most smaller crops in them, such as basil, salads, greens, spinach, etc. We have also planted some strawberries and perennial greens. We use them everyday and although our cat uses them as one of his sleeping places, he can’t get in.
These are the ideal choice if you are new to growing food and would like to start off with small crops. They are also a great option for those that have limited space.
These beds measure at 1m2 and are about 80 cm high. Although they can be tailored to your requirements.
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In 2023 I re-designed my allotment plot as a permaculture site, which includes a food forest, perennial plants, medicinal herbs, ancient grains, kitchen garden, wildlife are and earth works. It showcases the regenerative benefits of permaculture on a small site. It only measures 154m2.
I have incorporated knowledge of many regenerative aspects of design including companion planting, water capture and distribution (slow, spread and soak) soil remediation, earthworks, vermicomposting, and natural farming amendment techniques.
Sow & Grow is the vision created as a response to my many years of research into the environmental and societal problems in the world.
Learning about the inter-connected nature of our beautiful planet; the search for my place in it all, and my ongoing observation of the human mind, I have been able to gain an insight into the many ways in which we have been disconnected from our relationship with food, community and the natural world.
Gaining a fresh curiosity and an overwhelming desire to know the truth about life, or ‘the nature of things’- I have found my purpose in life.
After completing my allotment design, which is now developing and evolving into something even more abundant and beautiful than I first imagined, I have now embarked on a new venture……..
Designing
Creating
Nurturing (Plant Care, Soil Care, Animal Care, Human Care)
There is a new Gardening Revolution happening, why not be part of it.
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to discuss how we can help you.
All the best
Sow & Grow Regenerative
I use my knowledge of Permaculture, Soil Regeneration, my experience in mentoring and facilitation as well as my research on current & historical socio-economic and climatic changes to create a tailored plan. Creating a resilient and abundant ecosystem, a healthy and adaptive mindset and a holistic lens will enable you to mitigating against climatic changes and socio-economic uncertainty.
My goal is to equip you with the knowledge of how these systems work, so you can become self-reliant, building skills and the mindset that will enable you to overcome obstacles and create a solutions based perspective. I can teach you about Permaculture Principles and and Regenerative Soil techniques and most importantly how these relate to natural cycles and patterns that are found throughout nature from the microcosm to the macrocosm.
Site Design includes consultation, advice, soil sampling and site observation visits. Observation is a key element of design and as much information and knowledge of the site is needed before this can take place.
Soil Remediation Plans are context specific and are adapted to your individual needs and desires. Soil is the foundation of all ecosystems. In fact without soil, all life would not exist. I consider healthy soil to be the lynchpin of healthy animals and humans. Building great soil will make the difference to your plants and animals. It is an integral component to creating the natural cycle that exists in all environments on Earth.
I will work with you to create a design that is uniquely adapted and contextually appropriate for your climate and personal circumstances. I offer advice and consultation on holistic food production, increasing soil health and creating abundant bio-diverse systems. Using the permaculture framework and regenerative techniques you will be able to understand how to form synergistic relationships with your plants, land and animals which will lead to you being able to regenerate your eco system and protect what is most important to you.
This is a uniquely tailored service, with many dynamics depending on your present context and your future vision. Please contact me to find out how I can help you achieve your goals.
Soil testing is essential to establish exactly what is happening in your soil and plants. Without this there is very little room to create what you want and the chance of making a big mistake is high. Because of the way soils have been treated over the past 100 years we need to do everything we can to remediate and testing is the start of remediation
This will include-aggregate, Ph, plant sap analysis, plant tissue, fauna, mineral, saturated paste, microscopy, flora and brix testing. This would be a nominal amount of £200 for a site visit and would be in addition to the cost of the tests. They range from £25-60 per sample.
Once the reports come back to me I can interpret them and determine the course of remediation and regeneration actions that suit your context and budget.
