WILL DRAPER GARDEN DESIGN

Horticulture, gardening and garden design have been threads running through my family for generations. I grew up on an organic smallholding with my own patch of vegetable and ornamental flower garden. Plants, wildlife, outdoor exploration and drawing were my early interests, and led to an education focused around art, design, biology and physical geography... After studying an Art and Design Foundation course, I was inspired to apply for a Garden Design Degree course, based at Capel Manor Horticultural College. Studying under the expert tuition of some of the country's top designers, including Jill Billington and David Stephens, with input from the likes of Cleve West, I achieved First Class Honours at graduation. My work was selected for the Young Designers of the Year Exhibition in Islington... I live with my wife Tess, and two sons, Solomon and Amos, in a straw bale house, self built in 2006, which won a CPRE award for sustainable design. The timber framed dwelling was built..

Also known as: Norfolk Garden Design