When sorting through my books a few weeks ago I came across this rather battered little book by Althea. It has beautiful illustrations and is quite detailed considering that it is a book aimed at children. The age of the book is given away by the price – just...
This week I was lucky enough to visit the Chelsea Physic Garden for the first time in a number of years. I’d forgotten how much of an oasis this stunning garden is and I thought I’d share a few of my photos with you. The garden was founded in 1673 by the...
The alternative energy generator at last week’s low carbon farming event! I mentioned last week my rather chilly visit to an event run by Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit The event was excellent and really thought provoking. In case you are wondering why I attended...
Yesterday I used Twitter to ask the question “what is your top presenting tip?” as I was finalising the slides for my talk at the River Restoration Conference so presenting skills were very much on my mind. I had some wonderful responses so I thought I...
Having read some fascinating and inspiring blogs to mark Ada Lovelace Day I was inspired to write my own blog post. Ada was the daughter of Lord Byron and wrote the world’s first computer program in the 19th century. Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of...
My name is Claire Thirlwall and I’m a chartered landscape architect. I run Thirlwall Associates, a landscape architecture consultancy based in Oxfordshire.
I work with architects, engineers, planners, project managers and other construction professionals. I also work as a sub-consultant to other landscape architects.