Helen Elks-Smith

Landscape designer

Helen Elks-Smith is a landscape designer, known for her thoughtful approach to design and expertise in subtle, textural planting. Helen’s work is informed by a lifelong love for landscape and an intuitive understanding of the way gardens make us feel.

So much more than mud: why soil is crucial for carbon capture, drainage and biodiversity

Soil stores carbon, soaks up rainwater and is at the core of biodiversity. We need to stop calling it dirt, says Helen Elks-Smith