Ines Maravel

I lead planting-led landscape projects where land meets water. I work from site survey through to the first growing season, and I translate between ecologists, engineers and the people who will actually walk the path.

My best work happens early, while grading, drainage and plant palettes can still shape each other. I write clear specifications, run calm consultations and stay involved until the planting has established.

1. Saltmarsh Promenade renewal

   Design lead · Concept to establishment

   I replaced a failing sea-wall lawn with a stepped marsh edge and a raised boardwalk. The planting palette was chosen to tolerate periodic overtopping, so the promenade now recovers after winter tides without being reseeded.

2. Harbour School courtyard gardens

   Project architect · Participatory design

   I ran planting workshops with pupils and staff, then developed a wind-sheltered courtyard of herb beds and thyme lawns that the school maintains as part of its science curriculum.

3. Dune path & access strategy

   Landscape strategist · Multi-agency brief

   I mapped informal desire lines across a fragile dune system and consolidated them into a small set of timber routes. Restoration planting then closed the eroding shortcuts.

1. 2021 — Present

   Associate Landscape Architect

   Coastal landscape practice

   • Lead the planting and public-realm workstreams on shoreline projects.
   • Mentor two junior designers through technical packages and site visits.
   • Author the studio’s salt-tolerant plant specification library.
2. 2017 — 2021

   Landscape Architect

   Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy

   • Integrated green infrastructure into flood-defence schemes.
   • Produced planting plans, grading studies and tender documents.
3. 2014 — 2017

   Graduate Landscape Architect

   Public parks design studio

   • Supported park refurbishments from survey through construction.
   • Coordinated nursery orders and planting inspections on site.
4. 2013 — 2014

   Field Assistant

   Coastal habitat survey team

   • Recorded vegetation and erosion across seasonal dune transects.