My office is above the garage, a five-yard commute every morning, and I think the subliminal proximity of tools and gardening equipment is an aid to productivity. I'm tidy, except when immersed in a project, which is when the cups, pistachio shells and half-eaten meals pile up. I look out on to trees, until it gets dark and they look back at me. Then it's time to knock off.
Simon Armitage