Zoë joined Tom Stuart-Smith in 2022. She graduated from KLC School of Design with a Diploma in Garden Design with Distinction and was awarded the top prize for planting design. Before joining TSS, Zoë worked at Bradley-Hole Schoenaich Landscapes where she worked on a variety of private gardens and larger public schemes. She also gained experience volunteering at The Orchard - Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity and Health, and has assisted during the planting of several show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Zoë is driven by her passion for horticulture and is interested in the restorative and transformative effect that gardens can have on wellbeing. Before retraining as a landscape designer, she enjoyed a 10-year legal career as a solicitor, specialising in defamation and privacy law at several top city firms.