This blog isn’t about being a gardener or a garden designer. It is a tribute to a great designer who loves gardening, plants & flowers so there is a link. Both she & her company Designers Guild has been a huge influence on me over many years. I was originally trained as a textile designer – many years ago! I have a degree in printed textile design from Loughborough College of Art (now university) & practised as a textile designer for years from a studio in Birmingham that I shared with my friend & fellow graduate Debra Wenlock who is …