Emily Crowley-Wroe is a professionally trained garden designer living and working in the Cotswolds. She’s been a keen gardener and plant enthusiast ever since owning her very first garden in Oxford 20 years ago.
Photo: Jason Ingram for Gardens Illustrated
After a career in publishing marketing and time with her children, she retrained in garden design while also developing her knowledge of plants by working in plant nurseries. On graduating from The Cotswold Gardening School in 2019, she opened her studio April House Garden Design in 2020.
RHS award winning gardens featured on BBC Gardeners World
Over the past five years Emily has worked on a variety of garden projects across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. She works alongside local and trusted professional landscaping teams to create bold and seductive designs. Her work has won numerous awards including the prestigious Society of Garden Designer’s ‘Fresh Designer’ Award for her modern cottage garden in 2024 and 3 RHS medals. Her work has featured in national and local magazines as well as appearances on BBC Gardeners World.
She is a pre-registered member of the Society of Garden Designers.