11 May 2012
- How did you get started in the industry?
When I was four I snapped off a piece of forsythia, popped it in the ground and it grew. I have been hooked on plants ever since. After my A-levels I did my degree in horticulture then worked as a garden centre manager before joining Hartpury College seven...
16 Apr 2012
How did you get started in the industry? I was brought up on Westergate Nursery but it went bust during the Suez crisis. I own it now with my family and have cleared it and applied for a hedging grant to plant on it. I've also worked on Holdens Nursery and worked on an organic farm in Canada last...
30 Mar 2012
How did you get started in the industry? I went to Writtle College and from there to Notcutts, where I managed the flagship centre in Solihull. I opened the garden centre at Hatton Country World in Warwickshire 18 months ago. It's a children's farm attraction and on the side there is a shopping village...
16 Dec 2011
- Why did you want to be a garden designer?
Looking at all the uncontrolled building development in the 1960s made me want to become a garden designer. People are rediscovering the importance of a green environment and the need for a better quality of life. Gardens can help give us a greater sense...