Writing, features and press
A selection of Joanne Evans’s media coverage on garden design in the north-east of Scotland.
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Covers
Scotland Grows · 2026
Magazine Issues
Joanne has written for three 2026 issues of Scotland Grows Magazine.
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Feature
Garden Design Journal · SGLD
Press Interview
Joanne talks to the Garden Design Journal about her design for a small garden on a challenging site on the north-east coast of Scotland, lashed by wind and salt spray.
The piece covers the brief, the curved sheltering wall that made the level change workable, the wheelchair-accessible layout, and the coastal planting that had to survive it all.
| Publication | Garden Design Journal |
| Issue | 247 · June 2025 |
| Pages | 16–17 |
| Words | Zia Allaway |
| Publisher | Society of Garden + Landscape Designers |
“My first priority was to create a sheltered retaining wall to accommodate the level change along the boundaries, facing the beach and south-east side of the garden.”
Joanne Evans · Garden Design Journal
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Q&A
Scone Palace Garden Fair · 2026
On the panel at Scone
Joanne took part in a garden design Q&A at this year’s Scone Palace Garden Fair in Perthshire.
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Television
Beechgrove Garden · Previously
Behind the scenes on Beechgrove
Before setting up Gerbera Designs, Joanne worked on The Beechgrove Garden, BBC Scotland’s long-running gardening programme filmed in Aberdeen.
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Podcast
Scotland Grows Show · Podcast
Plan Your Perfect Garden
Joanne joined the Scotland Grows Show to share her expertise on planning your dream garden and how January is the perfect time of year to get started.
| Show | Scotland Grows Show |
| Episode | Plan Your Perfect Garden with Joanne Evans | S11 E3 |
| Host | M.T. O’Donnell |
| Released | 23rd January 2026 |
| Sponsor | National Trust for Scotland |
“There’s no point in having a patio in somewhere that’s damp and shady because who’s going to sit there?”
Joanne Evans · Scotland Grows Show
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