Lara Foley (née Cowan)

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Garden Consultant, Designer and Geomancer at Botanic Shed - Garden Management & Design & School of Nature

Curridge, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Lara is the founder of The Botanic Shed, a garden design studio and nature connection community. A nature advocate and garden designer featured on Gardeners World, she was nominated for the ITV4 Woman of the Year Award. Colleagues and clients describe her as passionate, resilient, knowledgeable, and supportive.

Deeply connected to the outdoors since her childhood in the Cotswolds, Lara champions kindness and honesty. She believes in natures power to support societal health and holds a certification in Youth Mental Health First Aid, blending her love for the natural world with a passion for mental wellbeing.

Unique fact: Lara is a practitioner of "Geomancy and Earth Acupuncture, " a form of land energy healing.

Personality Overview

Early Adopter

Fast But Thoughtful

Big Vision Person

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Nature Connection
Her company, The Botanic Shed, was founded to raise awareness of the importance of nature for the health of society and to promote biophilia (the love of nature).
Spiritual Gardening
Her work explicitly focuses on where gardening and spirituality meet to support mental health, a core concept of her School of Nature.
Mental Health Advocacy
Uses gardening and nature therapy to support mental health and is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid.

Media Appearances

Lara has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2021 - 10-2025
Garden Consultant, Designer and Geomancer at Botanic Shed - Garden Management & Design & School of Nature
10-2015 - 10-2025
Founder at Botanic Shed - School of Nature
3-2022 - 10-2024
Gardener at The Old Rectory, Farnborough, Oxfordshire
8-2020 - 9-2023
Co-Founder at Natural Business Growth
2-2020 - 1-2021
COO - Client Care Co-Ordinator at Formula Health Consultancy Ltd

Education

9-1992 - 6-1997
History from Marlborough College
Education details unavailable from Great Dixter

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Insights For Selling To Lara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lara is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lara

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lara move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Lara take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Lara

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